The narrative of the Anthropocene: Assigning a social value to ecological degradation

La mise en récit de l’Anthropocène. Donner une valeur sociale aux dégradations écologiques

Clara Roussey () and Nicolas Balas ()
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Clara Roussey: UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Nicolas Balas: MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - UM - Université de Montpellier

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Abstract: This article analyzes the ways in which companies responsible for ecological degradation are constructing a narrative around the Anthropocene. By studying the implementation of an extractive project in Indonesia, we identify the central role played by CSR management in this narrative, which assigns a social value to environmental impacts and thus maintains the project's legitimacy. Our results show that the company's CSR practices (impact analysis, stakeholder management, reporting) make it possible to offset its negative ecological impacts with its promises of development for local residents.

Keywords: Valeur; sociale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-03-01
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Published in Revue Française de Gestion, 2024, 50 (315), pp.81-100. ⟨10.1684/rfg.2024.14⟩

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DOI: 10.1684/rfg.2024.14

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