Achieving Environmental Sustainability

Antonio Tencati, Stefano Pogutz and Carlos Romero
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Stefano Pogutz: Università Bocconi
Carlos Romero: EGADE

Chapter 3 in The Future International Manager, 2009, pp 23-48 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The idea of sustainable development (SD) has become popular over the last four decades and numerous interpretations have been advanced, interpenetrating economics (Daly & Cobb, 1989; Passet, 1996; Pearce & Turner, 1990; Sen, 1987) and other social sciences (Bateson, 1972; Capra, 1996; Morin, 1980; Naess & Rothenberg, 1990), as well as the natural sciences (Carson, 1962; Commoner, 1990; Lovelock, 1988; Shiva, 1992). Among the definitions offered, the most common and established is that provided in Our Common Future by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in 1987: “[D]evelopment that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Within this framework, since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the approach based on the “three pillars” of sustainability— which integrates economic, social, and environmental considerations into the model—has been consolidating, influencing both institutional and corporate paths (Elkington, 1994). Moreover, the equitable distribution of resources and benefits within society, and the problems of the widening gap between industrialized and developing countries have emerged as central issues of the SD agenda.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Life Cycle Assessment; Global Reporting Initiative; Corporate Sustainability; Ecological Economic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230274068_3

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