Self-Consciousness and Awareness as Adaptation Enablers

Massimo Catizone ()
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Massimo Catizone: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Chapter Chapter 2 in Climate Change Adaptation, Governance and New Issues of Value, 2022, pp 9-36 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The idea of a free and not finite environment is fundamentally incorrect. Firms failing to implement effective adaptation strategies would consume natural capital at the expense of other stakeholders. Corporations have a responsibility and an interest to preserve natural capital. The traditional concept of corporate mission should be reassessed assuming that firms are defined by self-consciousness and consciousness. Consciousness generally involves the perception of the physical environment based on knowledge and experience. Self-consciousness involves the perception of being physically distinct from a surrounding ecosystem. Self-consciousness is therefore an essential pre-requisite for a firm to define its mission and long-term vision and position itself relative to its ecosystem. Self-consciousness should enable firms to engage with purpose and create value for the entire stakeholders base.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90115-8_2

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