Neither sustainable nor development: reconsidering sustainability in development

Luke, Timothy W.

doi:10.1002/sd.284

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“…Especially when intentional CSR activities on behalf of predominantly Western corporations remain a construct of Western hegemony, corporate initiatives for CSR and sustainable development may indeed be worse, given that most of the global sustainability problems have been driven by consumerism and industrialism in the West and in high growth developing economies like the so called BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China (Banerjee, 2008;Morse, 2008;Banerjee, 2007). These critical voices argue in the line with Luke (2005) that 'The real political agenda of sustainable development [and CSR; our addition] is obscured for clear reasons that serve important ideological and political purposes' (Luke, 2005: 236).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corporate social responsibility and developing countries

Dobers

Halme

2009

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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This is an accepted version of a paper published in Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination.Citation for the published paper: Dobers, P., Halme, M. (2009 Abstract: This article gives attention to several CSR questions in developing countries: 1) Illustrations from e.g. South America and Africa, including African voices critical to foreign aid, show that societies are different in many respects. This implies different capacities of organizations and their managers to understand and address pressing CSR issues in different cultural contexts. 2) Weak institutional environments, such as in developing countries, often harbor illicit financial outflow from poor countries to rich ones. This strips developing nations of critical resources and contributes to failed states, a point hardly ever discussed in the CSR literature. We argue for corporate actions in areas such as enhancing capacity in detecting tax fraud, antitrust and the unveiling of corruption cases. Obviously legislation is a task of politicians, governments and international governmental bodies. However, if business enterprises can 'legally misuse' the system, then the matter should be seen as a CSR issue also. There is thus an urgency for concerted efforts by the private sector, public sector and NGOs to develop structures and institutions that contribute to social justice, environmental protection and poverty eradication.

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Corporate social responsibility and developing countries

Dobers

Halme

2009

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

342

315

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“…This definition is sufficiently vague as to have been taken up in a number of domains, and a range of practices and institutions have been set up in the name of 'sustainable development.' However, this interpretive flexibility has been criticized for rendering the concept meaningless or at least unhelpful (Beckerman 1994;Daly, Jacobs & Skolimowski 1995;Luke 2005;Springett 2005;Vallance, Perkins & Dixon 2011). Nonetheless, I will argue here that sustainable development can be understood in practical and politically useful ways.…”

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Population, Reproduction and IVF in New Caledonia: Exploring Sociocultural and Caring Dimensions of Sustainable Development

Marks

2017

PORTAL

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Abstract Both sustainability and sustainable development have multiple meanings that are underpinned by diverse normative visions. Nonetheless, sustainable development is currently centre-stage at the global level. The main goal of this paper is to critically examine these important concepts, in particular their social and cultural dimensions, and to make a conceptual offering: that of ‘caring sustainable development.’ This way of thinking about sustainable development aims to grapple in a situated way with the different normative underpinnings of sustainability in order to support the building of a common future. The paper briefly examines populations, reproduction (both biological and sociocultural) and human in vitro fertilization (IVF), as important sites for thinking about caring sustainable development. It draws on research in New Caledonia examining which populations and which sociocultural social practices are encouraged or sustained, or not. It finds that historically there are many examples of things and people being neglected and not cared for, or being encouraged to ‘develop’ in problematic ways. By contrast, recent practices associated with IVF suggest ways forward that would enable caring sustainable development. Résumé La durabilité et le développement durable ont des significations multiples, qui sont sous-tendues par diverses visions normatives. Néanmoins, le développement durable occupe actuellement une place centrale sur le plan mondial. Le but principal de cet article est d’examiner de manière critique ces concepts importants, en particulier leurs dimensions sociales et culturelles, et de faire une contribution conceptuelle qui est celle de la notion du ‘care dans le développement durable.’ Cette façon de penser au développement durable vise à aborder ces différents fondements normatifs, de façon localisée, pour soutenir la construction à long terme d’un futur commun. L’article examine ensuite brièvement les populations, la reproduction (à la fois biologique et socio-culturelle) et la fécondation humaine in vitro (FIV), en tant que sites importants pour penser à l’idée du ‘care’ dans le développement durable. Il s’appuie sur la recherche en Nouvelle Calédonie pour analyser quelles populations et quelle pratiques socio-culturelles sont encouragées voire soutenues ou pas. L’article trouve que du point de vue historique, il y a de nombreux exemples de choses et de personnes qui ont été négligées et dont on ne se préoccupait pas, ou alors qui étaient encouragées à se ‘développer’ de manière problématique. En revanche, les pratiques récentes associées à la FIV suggèrent des moyens d’aller de l’avant qui permettraient de favoriser le ‘care’ dans développement durable.

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“…That is, we are illustrating the plurality of discourses that exist in relation to just one of the environmental governance discourses. O'Riordan (2000) refers to the ambiguity inherent in the phrase 'sustainable development', and this has led to a variety of discourses on what it means (Luke, 2005;Redclift, 2006). Mebratu (1998) identifies three major groups of definitions of sustainable development which are heavily dependent on the positions of those who promote them: the institutional version, the ideological version, and the academic version.…”

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Sustainability appraisal: jack of all trades, master of none?

Bond¹,

Morrison‐Saunders²

2009

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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Sustainable development is a commonly quoted goal for decision making and supports a large number of other discourses. Sustainability appraisal has a stated goal of supporting decision making for sustainable development. We suggest that the inherent flexibility of sustainability appraisal facilitates outcomes that often do not adhere to the three goals enshrined in most definitions of sustainable development: economic growth, environmental protection and enhancement, and the wellbeing of the human population. Current practice is for sustainable development to be disenfranchised through the interpretation of sustainability, whereby the best alternative is good enough even when unsustainable. Practitioners must carefully and transparently review the frameworks applied during sustainability appraisal to ensure that outcomes will meet the three goals, rather than focusing on a discourse that emphasises one or more goals at the expense of the other(s).

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Neither sustainable nor development: reconsidering sustainability in development

Cited by 154 publications

References 10 publications

Corporate social responsibility and developing countries

Corporate social responsibility and developing countries

Population, Reproduction and IVF in New Caledonia: Exploring Sociocultural and Caring Dimensions of Sustainable Development

Sustainability appraisal: jack of all trades, master of none?

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