Towards Making a Sustainable Organization

2022 ◽  
pp. 238-268
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Theoretical Discussion ◽  
Contemporary Context

Sustainable development refers to an economic, environmental, and social development aspect that meets the demands of the contemporary context and does not prevent future generations from fulfilling their requirements. In this perspective, businesses play an imperative role. However, studies reveal that the progress towards sustainable development has been slow, indicating the need for more concrete guidance that would allow businesses to act strategically and successfully in a sustainable way. There are three distinct, but complementary, dimensions of strategic management as viewed from the perspective of sustainability in order to encourage the integration of sustainability issues into corporate activities and strategies. This chapter looks through various aspects of sustainability towards making a sustainable organization through a vertical literature review. This theoretical discussion contributes to existing research to find relationships between strategic management and sustainable development and tries to provide a schema for further empirical research.

scholarly journals Social economic and ethical aspect of sustainable development

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (159) ◽  
pp. 131-146
Author(s):  
Krstan Malesevic
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Ethical Aspect ◽  
Social Growth ◽  
Unlimited Growth ◽  
New Form

Uncritical fostering of social development within the industrial paradigm often referred to as "unlimited growth", has caused so catastrophic effects that they could argumentatively be described as a real ecocide. This is not only reflected in the total pollution of environment, irrecoverable destruction of natural resources and non-renewable energy sources, but the very existence of elementary biological preconditions for survival of human and other life forms on Earth is endangered. Social development, perceived and applied as mere growth, has favored partial interests on behalf of those of the whole. It has also endorsed interests of present over future generations relying on partial, positivist knowledge against holism humanism and wisdom. These effects have contributed to the new knowledge of the necessity for radical change in dominant development paradigm. An alternative has been found by some authors in the concept of "sustainable development". This concept is based on the idea of adjustment of social growth and development to the natural adaptive capacities. The idea of sustainable development should represent a key for human duration in time and with this a concrete form of responsibility towards future generations. This strategy, now within the ecological paradigm, transcendent partiality of industrial paradigm and offers a uniquely new form for the rationalization of development. At the same time this strategy functions as a new form of ethics (biocentric instead of anthropocentric one) and as a new model for wisdom of living. The concept of sustainable development is also the only operative way for radical and permanent elimination of the deepest causes of ecological crises instead of periodical and partial healing of its consequences.

scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Strategic Management: A Theoretical Review of the Evolution of Management Perception

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Szymczyk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Environmental Interests

The article discusses issues related to the evolution of the concept of strategic management towards sustainable strategic management. In the literature, the idea of strategic management refers basically to the functioning of the organization and its activity in the economy. Currently, there is also an emphasis put on integrating environmental issues into the organization’s activities and taking care of the interests of the society, so the strategic management should combine economic aspects with ecological and social care in mind of future generations. A change of an approach from strategic management to sustainable strategic management assumes implementation of management strategies that will protect natural resources, reduce the harmful activity of enterprises on the environment and take care of current and future populations. Just as the business environment and the perception of environmental interests change, so the strategic management itself does, as a concept itself and as a guideline for the business’ functioning. Organizations following the idea of sustainable development, based on environmentally and socially friendly strategies, and aware of the consequences of their actions, here and now, are considered more productive and attractive, as well as stronger and more competitive. The evolution of general assumptions and approaches of strategic management changing within years towards the concept of sustainable strategic management enriched with the crucial environmental issues are discussed in this paper.

ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AS A FUNDAMENTAL PART IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND INSURANCE INDUSTRY COMMITMENT TO SUPORTING IT

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-342
Author(s):  
Larisa Vasileska ◽  
Katerina Angelevska-Nadjeska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Fundamental Part ◽  
The Future

In recent decades, tourism has become a full-fledged industry contributing significantly to the economic and social development of a large number of countries. In order to guarantee sustainable development of the environment for the future generations, insurers are ready to face with the new challenge as the investment in the sustainable development is very great.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN CITIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
R.A. Kazarian
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Human Society ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Modern Cities

The article considers the features of the development of modern cities from the point of view of the ecological approach. The main focus is on approaches within the framework of the implementation of sustainable development. Sustainable development is a new concept of scientific development, and sustainable development requires us to change not only the concept of economic development, but also the concept of social development. The development of the city as a social development and economic development is an important embodiment of the process of sustainable development, but also in the pursuit of the concept of innovation. The paper analyzes domestic and foreign literature within the framework of the research topic, as well as uses comparative, comparative and analytical methods. The author examines the main problems of city construction from the perspective of an ecological approach, based on the basic principles of ecological urban planning, the main content and ecological function of zoning, and also examines the ecological city and its relationship with sustainable development. Ecological cities are a necessary condition for the sustainable development of society. In the last few thousand years, the development of society has been based on the price of sacrificing the environment, where the main role belongs to cities as the core of human society. This is a rather negative development scenario that does not provide for long-term sustainability, as the potential of the environment is increasingly depleted. The current situation is becoming threatening, and if it is not changed, not only the survival and development of future generations will be under serious threat, but also modern man will be in a situation on the verge of survival. Thus, the process of building an ecological city will reverse this negative situation and will not only contribute to the provision of conditions for the normal life of the existing civilization, but also will protect future generations of people, that is, will contribute to sustainable social development. In turn, the sustainable development of society is to ensure the construction of an ecological city, and an integrated approach to this problem will allow achieving the harmonious development of ecological cities.

Recent Environmental Legislation in South Africa

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazeem Goolam
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Environmental Legislation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable Development

Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996, provides:“Everyone has the right(a) to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and(b) to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that(i) prevent pollution and ecological degradation;(ii) promote conservation; and(iii) secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development.”

scholarly journals The environmental dimension of sustainable development: البعد البيئي للتنمية المستدامة

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noureddine Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
World War ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Second World

Since the Second World War, what has been called the development economics, which made the developed countries seek to achieve this development and at all levels economically, politically, socially and humanly, these countries sought to achieve all this and already reached what they wanted without taking into account this nature or the environment and what will happen? And what will happen to future generations? The concept of sustainable development emerged at the end of the last decade of the twentieth century. This concept was similar to the previous developmental concepts. It is concerned with satisfying the needs of the present and achieving social welfare, but not at the expense of future generations. Through the conservation of all natural resources, taking into account the environment that must be maintained and integrated into the policies of economic and social development from here emerged the importance of sustainable development, which takes into account the economy and Leah and the community.

Survey-Based Qualitative Analysis of Young Generation Perception of Sustainable Development in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Ingrid A. B. Pena ◽  
Isabella L. Lucas ◽  
Rodrigo Penna-Firme ◽  
Bernardo Strassburg ◽  
Adam Drosik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Heterogeneous Group ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
The Future

AbstractUnderstanding the perception of Sustainable Development can help to identify misconceptions surrounding the concept in order to design better education plans and public policies on this subject. Evaluating the perception of sustainability issues by focusing on the young generation as is an important proxy to imagine what the future holds for in terms of addressing sustainable development. We conducted 177 in-person interviews on a heterogeneous group of students and random volunteers in four cities in Poland to assess their perception of Sustainable Development. The vast majority (89.3%) of the respondents were familiar with the term ‘Sustainable Development’. However, part of them (57%) associated it only to the human and social development dimensions and its institutions, whereas 17.5% related it with its environmental aspects. The results supported by the literature review highlight challenges concerning the path towards a comprehensive perception of Sustainable Development and hence the achievement of the SDGs. Based on these results, we identify opportunities and incentives to bring Poland towards 2030 Agenda.

scholarly journals STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL AESTHETIC PERSPECTIVE

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inara Antunes Vieira Willerding ◽  
Ana Clara Medeiros Silveira ◽  
Issa Ibrahim Berchin ◽  
Édis Mafra Lapolli ◽  
José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Organizational Aesthetics

This paper aims to provide an aesthetic approach to verify the contribution of organizational aesthetics in strategic management for sustainable development. In order to accomplish this objective, a systematic literature review was conducted with a qualitative approach. The results show that organizational aesthetics may contribute to the competitiveness, effectiveness and creativity of the organizations, stimulate knowledge acquisition by reinforcing and improving the best relation between employees and the company’s goals, made possible through aesthetics interventions in the workplace. Thus, focusing on improving the perceived quality of workplace, stimulating creativity, innovation, and seeking a more balanced relationship between stakeholders and natural environment.

scholarly journals Managing economic climate security: theoretical and applied aspects

2022 ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
E. N. Yakovleva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
State Level ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Climate Regulation ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Climate Risk Management

The article proposes to consider climate security as an important factor in the sustainable development of the economy. The problems of climate risk management have been identified. Based on a literature review, a system of national climate regulation objectives have been proposed and logically justified. The main stages of their achievement have been presented. The need for a project-based approach to climate regulation has been justified. The idea of a national project at state level and three federal projects as part of it has been proposed. The author’s model for managing the country’s climate security has been presented. The standard plan for the implementation of this model at the regional level has been developed. The results can be used in national strategic management of country climate security and its constituent entities. 

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