A Reflection on the Relationship Between Business and Sustainability: Managing my Own Tensions
Initially, I was critical of business engaging in sustainability. I saw CSR as a gateway to reducing the role of the state (Hanlon & Fleming,...
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A reflection on Business, Environment and Sustainability
Pasi Heikurinen’s questions over technological innovation providing sustainability solutions (2016) made me think. Previous messages from study/experience hold technology as the solution to society’s troubles;...
Summary and Reflection of Business, Environment and Sustainability
Following the completion of a degree in Environmental Sustainability, I believed that the fundamental role of businesses was to drive profit maximisation, rather than act...
Making unsustainable business models appear sustainable: are we wasting time?
Prior to analysing the relationship between business and sustainability, I accepted that, because corporations are so ingrained in societal organisation, it would be much more...
A critical reflection: is there a role for sustainability in business?
Our discussions of voluntary regulation leading to political corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the limitations of the business case for CSR have most influenced my...
A critical reflection: is there a role for sustainability in business?
At the beginning of this module my knowledge regarding the business world was very limited. The discussions throughout that led to questioning the motive of...
A critical reflection: is there a role for sustainability in business?
One of the most interesting and thought-provoking arguments for me was the paper by Heikkurinen (2016). However, I have to question the feasibility of technological...