Rethinking Development: As if the Planet and its People Really Mattered

Fien, John; Goldney, David; Murphy, Tom

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“…In some ways the SDGs' vision for transformation does chime with an older tradition of an integrated sustainable development approach (Fien, Goldney and Murphy 2009), which focuses on human, community and intergenerational development; that keeps us within / moves us back towards planetary boundaries (Holland 2008;Rockström et al 2009); that reduces poverty and inequality; that promotes individual and community wellbeing; and builds agency, solidarity and subsidiarity. In the words of Raworth, Wykes and Bass, such development is "green and just", built on four principles:…”

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Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational education and training beyond 2015

McGrath

Powell

2016

International Journal of Educational Development

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There have been recent calls to transform VET and to transform development. This double call leads us to ask: how can skills development best support development that is sustainable for individuals, communities and the planet, whilst promoting social justice and poverty reduction? In considering this question we critique the idea of green skills for the green economy as being inadequate for achieving a transformed and transformative VET that shifts the target from economic growth to the well-being of individuals, and that enables vocational education to play a role in challenging and transforming society and work. Rather, we argue that we must see human development and sustainable development as inseparable, and plan and evaluate VET for its contribution to these. Such an approach must be grounded in a view of work, and hence skills for work, that is decent, life-enhancing, solidaristic, environmentally-sensitive and intergenerationally-aware. It must confront the reality that much current VET is complicit in preparing people for work that lacks some or all of these characteristics. It must be concerned with poverty, inequality and injustice and contribute to their eradication. It must be supportive of individuals' agency, whilst also reflecting a careful reading of the structures that too often constrain them. In doing all this it must minimise the costs and risks of any transformation for the poor and seek to lock them into better individual and collective lives, not out of them. Finally, it must transform skills, work and the world in ways that are truly sustainable of the people of today but also those who are to inhabit the earth tomorrow.

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Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational education and training beyond 2015

McGrath

Powell

2016

International Journal of Educational Development

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“…However, what does it mean for human resources professionals to engage in sustainable development? Fien, Goldney, and Murphy (2009) [13] discuss several perspectives regarding how sustainable development should be defined. To bridge the different perspectives, Fien et al (2009) [13] provide two principles that can be used to think about sustainable development.…”

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“…Fien, Goldney, and Murphy (2009) [13] discuss several perspectives regarding how sustainable development should be defined. To bridge the different perspectives, Fien et al (2009) [13] provide two principles that can be used to think about sustainable development. First is the promotion of understanding of the environmental problems, their origin in the growth models that assume unending resources (which have finite limitations), and the need for businesses to transition to sustainable growth models.…”

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“…They argue that we must adopt systems view and avoid seeing ourselves as apart from naturea view which in the past has resulted in people thinking of the environment as something that can be manipulated and used to produce desired results. Instead, they argue that humans are inextricably connected with the environment, are constantly affected by the environment, and cause an impact on the environment (Fien et al, 2009) [13] . Therefore, the authors argue that two critical undertakings by human resources professionals are to ensure an increasing number of people (employees, employers, and other stakeholders) understand how connected humans are to their environment and ensure a transition is enabled regarding how businesses operate.…”

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“…Therefore, the authors argue that two critical undertakings by human resources professionals are to ensure an increasing number of people (employees, employers, and other stakeholders) understand how connected humans are to their environment and ensure a transition is enabled regarding how businesses operate. Human resource professionals have a role in promoting such increased understanding among employees and society to support a transition (Fien et al, 2009) [13] . The ethos of sustainable human resource practice in organizations is essential as increasing environmental problems put many organizations at risk.…”

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Sustainability unleashed: Supercharging economic growth through green HR strategies

Janisch,

Gyimah

2024

Int. J. Res. Hum. Resour. Manage.

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This paper describes a semi-systematic literature review that examines how human resource professionals and scholars investigate the relationship between human resource work and green sustainable practices in organizations. The study analyzed the literature on human resources with a focus on sustainability, using the Rummler-Brache model of organizational performance as a framework. The model's nine performance variables were applied to the literature in relation to sustainability so that the literature could be assessed through the lens of this model for organizational sustainable performance. The literature was used to determine the discussion in relation to sustainability. The findings showed that while scholars researched all nine performance variables, "job design" appeared only six times in the reviewed articles out of 83. The most frequently discussed performance variables were organization goals, process goals, and organization management. The implications of these findings for the human resource and sustainability literature were discussed, and suggestions for future research were identified. The study suggests that further research can explore how organizations worldwide can adopt sustainable practices for their growth, sustenance, and longevity.

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Rethinking Development: As if the Planet and its People Really Mattered

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Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational education and training beyond 2015

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