Transforming the Corporation into a Driver of Sustainability

Sukhdev, Pavan

doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-458-1_12

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“…Other authors have developed broader models to connect corporations better to the required macroeconomic changes. Sukhdev (2012) introduces “Corporation 2020” as a new model of business and a kind of corporate agent that society would need to forge a sustainable economy. Goal alignment with society and a “reemergence of social purpose” are essential features of Corporation 2020.…”

Section: Differentiating Sustainable Business Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clarifying the Meaning of Sustainable Business

Dyllick

Muff

2015

Organization & Environment

596

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While sustainability management is becoming more widespread among major companies, the impact of their activities does not reflect in studies monitoring the state of the planet. What results from this is a “big disconnect.” With this article, we address two main questions: “How can business make an effective contribution to addressing the sustainability challenges we are facing?” and “When is business truly sustainable?” In a time when more and more corporations claim to manage sustainably, we need to distinguish between those companies that contribute effectively to sustainability and those that do not. We provide an answer by clarifying the meaning of business sustainability. We review established approaches and develop a typology of business sustainability with a focus on effective contributions for sustainable development. This typology ranges from Business Sustainability 1.0 (Refined Shareholder Value Management) to Business Sustainability 2.0 (Managing for the Triple Bottom Line) and to Business Sustainability 3.0 (True Sustainability).

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Section: Differentiating Sustainable Business Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clarifying the Meaning of Sustainable Business

Dyllick

Muff

2015

Organization & Environment

596

169

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“…Therefore, politicians and the law are to blame. On a further analysis however, it becomes apparent that lobbying, which is an important part of corporate apparatus (Ahen and Zettinig, 2015a; Contractor, 2016; Solon and Siddiqui, 2017; Sukhdev, 2012), is meant to maintain these loopholes to meet the wishes of MNCs albeit being “legal” but unethical. The seventh way according to Contractor is that of inversion, which, however, is less frequent than the other forms of tax avoidance.…”

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International mega-corruption Inc.: the structural violence against sustainable development

Ahen

2021

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Purpose This paper aims to determine the underlying structural foundations that explain why mega (large-scale) corruption exists in an ever-more sophisticated form and how and why the phenomenon remains an intractable threat to global socio-economic stability and sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach Post-colonial theory is used along with critical perspectives on corruption in international business. The paper privileges the decolonization of the current paradigm where “hegemonic orthodoxy” is maintained and enforced through domesticated criticism of corruption in academic literature and in the media. Findings The author explains the foundations of “International mega-Corruption Incorporated” (ImC Inc.) and conclude that apart from being the results of greed and criminal intent, it is a designed and weaponized violent instrument for undermining human progress. ImC Inc. occurs through resource control and the manipulation of institutions. Thus, the same theories, the same analyses and the same media exposés on the “pandemic of ImC Inc.” are followed by the same inactions or lacklustre interventions that ignore the powerful international financial institutions serving as the major facilitators. Social implications The nature of ImC Inc. as an existential threat requires mass awareness about its historicity and deep-seated influence on institutions, in order for stakeholders to form a countervailing power to proactively disrupt it in its complexity and in contextually meaningful ways. Originality/value This paper provides useful clarifications about specific factors that determine how ImC Inc. exists and thrives in its current form and how to deploy sweeping, corrective and pre-emptive interventions rather than reactionary policies against ImC Inc.

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“…De acordo com Sukhdev (2013), estima-se que as 3 mil maiores corporações mundiais provocam anualmente aproximadamente dois trilhões de dólares em externalidades ecológicas negativas, o que corresponde a 4% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) global (DYCK; SILVESTRE, 2018). Logo, tem-se a Inovação 2.0 como um mecanismo de minimização dos impactos ambientais provenientes das atividades industriais, denotando aderência à Visão Baseada em Recursos Naturais (BELL; DYCK, 2011; WALSKE; SCARLATA; ZACHARAKIS, 2013).…”

Section: Abordagens Da Ecoinovação No Contexto Agrícola/agronegocialunclassified

Ecoinovação no Agronegócio: revisão sistemática da literatura

2020

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As crises sócio ecológicas globais enfrentadas pela sociedade contemporânea requerem o desenvolvimento de inovações ambientais pautadas na sustentabilidade, denominadas nesse estudo, como ecoinovações. No contexto agrícola/agronegocial tal necessidade torna-se ainda mais evidente, haja vista sua relação direta entre impactos agro ecossistêmicos e mecanismos de mercado. Com vistas à essa conjuntura, a pesquisa realizada teve como objetivo analisar as diferentes abordagens da ecoinovação no contexto agrícola/agronegocial, existentes na literatura. Para tanto, realizou-se uma revisão sistemática da literatura a partir de artigos científicos de alto impacto publicados nas bases de dados Scopus e Web of Science. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram uma evolução temporal das publicações, predominantemente nos últimos três anos, associada à uma evolução conceitual do fenômeno estudado. As abordagens de ecoinovação foram divididas em quatro grupos: ecoinovação em produtos e processos; difusão da ecoinovação; avaliação do ciclo de vida, e; sistemas de ecoinovação. Assim, sintetizam-se os esforços científicos em prol do entendimento e viabilização desse fenômeno e suas distintas interfaces. Como tendências e desafios para a ecoinovação no contexto analisado, tem-se principalmente a multidisciplinariedade dessa temática, o que dificulta estabelecer estratégias para seu desenvolvimento. Todavia, apresenta-se um conjunto de potencialidades que envolvem inovação ambiental no agronegócio, apresentando possíveis diretrizes para o desenvolvimento sustentável das atividades agrícolas.

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Transforming the Corporation into a Driver of Sustainability

Cited by 8 publications

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Clarifying the Meaning of Sustainable Business

Clarifying the Meaning of Sustainable Business

International mega-corruption Inc.: the structural violence against sustainable development

Ecoinovação no Agronegócio: revisão sistemática da literatura

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