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Endangering the natural basis of life is unjust. On the status and future of the sustainability discourse
Becker, Christian; Ewringmann, Dieter; Faber, Malte; … - 2012
The paper critically examines the status of the sustainability discourse and sustainability politics against the … backdrop of considerations about the meaning of justice in the context of sustainability. We argue that the preservation of the … sustainability has been neglected due to a problematic interpretation of the economic dimension, a limited understanding of justice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422233
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Limits to substitution between ecosystem services and manufactured goods and implications for social discounting
Drupp, Moritz A. - 2016
This paper examines implications of limits to substitution for estimating substitutability between ecosystem services and manufactured goods and for social discounting. Based on a model that accounts for a subsistence requirement in the consumption of ecosystem services, we provide empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011448361
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Competing for sustainability? An institutionalist analysis of the new development model of the European Union
Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Claudius; Hager, Theresa; … - 2022
This paper explores whether the EU's new economic development model of "competitive sustainability" could serve as a … theoretically the interplay between "competitiveness" and "sustainability" and identify several challenges for combining them. In … delineating different interpretations of competitive sustainability, we emphasize that operationalizing the concept requires …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471514
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Encompassing non-financial reporting in a coercive framework for enhancing social responsibility: Romanian listed companies' case
Tiron-Tudor, Adriana; Nistor, Cristina Silvia; … - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 21 (2019) 52, pp. 590-606
This study investigates the disclosure levels of Romanians listed companies' pre and post the implementation of the European Directive 2014/95 (EUD) in order to explore the effects of the new regulation entered into force in January 2017, under the institutional lens. Moreover, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014461866
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Political Economy of Forest Ecology in Sierra Leone: A focus on the Western Area Peninsular Forest (WAPFoR)
Jackson, Emerson Abraham - In: Postmodern Openings 9 (2018) 1, pp. 63-90
This article addressed historical aspects of the political economy involving sustained forest ecology in Sierra Leone as a whole, with emphasis on the Freetown Peninsula and its surrounding communities. Attention is paid to cultural, social and economic aspects involving forest livelihoods of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011811739
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Endangering the natural basis of life is unjust : on the status and future of the sustainability discourse
Becker, Christian; Ewringmann, Dieter; Faber, Malte; … - 2012
The paper critically examines the status of the sustainability discourse and sustainability politics against the … backdrop of considerations about the meaning of justice in the context of sustainability. We argue that the preservation of the … sustainability has been neglected due to a problematic interpretation of the economic dimension, a limited understanding of justice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009569671
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Limits to substitution between ecosystem services and manufactured goods and implications for social discounting
Drupp, Moritz A. - 2016 - This version: March 29, 2016
This paper examines implications of limits to substitution for estimating substitutability between ecosystem services and manufactured goods and for social discounting. Based on a model that accounts for a subsistence requirement in the consumption of ecosystem services, we provide empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011446656
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Bioeconomy and social responsibility in the sustainable hotel industry
Baicu, Claudia Gabriela; Oehler-Sincai, Iulia Monica; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 21 (2019) 52, pp. 639-653
The aim of this article is to investigate strategies and practices of bioeconomy implemented by hotels in Romania in the context of increasing area and scale of corporate social responsibility initiatives worldwide. After presenting the conceptual framework necessary for the present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213843
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Endangering the natural basis of life is unjust. On the status and future of the sustainability discourse
Becker, Christian; Ewringmann, Dieter; Faber, Malte; … - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, … - 2012
The paper critically examines the status of the sustainability discourse and sustainability politics against the … backdrop of considerations about the meaning of justice in the context of sustainability. We argue that the preservation of the … sustainability has been neglected due to a problematic interpretation of the economic dimension, a limited understanding of justice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266098
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Towards a Sustainable Circular Economy on a Full Planet : The Role of Thermodynamic Principles
Wiedenhofer, Dominik; Haas, Willi; Haberl, Helmut - 2023
The concept of a circular economy has instilled substantial hopes that it will help forging patterns of resource use compatible with Planetary Boundaries. Many countries are implementing circularity policies to reduce wastes and emissions, while also fostering economic growth. Research and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345473