Spirituality and Sustainable Development

Ulluwishewa, Rohana

doi:10.1057/9781137382764

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“…Figure 1 illustrates the proposed model, which is then described in the text that follows. noted by some scholars [16,20]. This is illustrated in Figure 1 In line with other SBMs from the literature [4,23,26], the core of the proposed model is then constituted by the processes of (1) value As suggested in the recent literature about value co-creation [38][39][40][41], the process of value identification and proposition is a collective process wherein all relevant stakeholders engage in negotiations to establish what value the focal business can create and who its beneficiaries will be.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…This is considered essential to overcoming the limitations of superficial sustainable actions, greenwashing and marketing strategies that tend to further stimulate consumerism [11][12][13]. According to several scholars from various disciplines and backgrounds, spirituality, as a way of life that aligns with ethical values centred on the search for truth and a genuine attempt to serve mankind, is the "missing link" in successful sustainability [14][15][16][17].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some scholars argue that sustainability initiatives are destined to fail if not rooted in the very core of humanity. The particular relevance of the ethical and spiritual values concerning the transcendence of the sense of "I" and the capacity to see the "others", including colleagues at workplaces, business partners, consumers, close and far communities, and nature, is recognised by some scholars [16,18,21].…”

Section: Exposing the Challenges And Limitations Of Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The proposed model is meant to overcome some of the limitations of the traditional way to understand sustainability, such as the marked anthropocentrism and even egoism [16,18,21,22], and to contribute to the • The relevance of moral responsibility in business contexts;…”

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confidence: 99%

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Adding an Ethical and Spiritual Dimension to Sustainable Business Models

2019

J Sustain Res

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This conceptual paper argues for the explicit inclusion of the inherent ethical and spiritual dimensions of sustainability in approaches to business models. The main characteristics of literature on sustainable business models are reviewed. Based on some of the main tenets of ecofeminism and Buddhism, it is observed that some important aspects of sustainability's ethical and spiritual dimensions in the business context are not mentioned or are relegated to a marginal role in the existent literature. To fill this gap, I propose and illustrate a new approach to the creation of sustainable business models, partly inspired by an existent framework that includes some ethics-related elements. This new approach promotes a contextual and relational view of businesses and the cyclical development of the value-related processes underlying business logic. The salient elements of the new model are the multifaceted meanings of value for stakeholders in the specific contexts in which businesses operate, care for and assume responsibility for their various stakeholders. These include the natural environment and the production and consumption mechanisms that aim to satisfy basic needs and promote eudaimonic well-being for consumers and employees.

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Adding an Ethical and Spiritual Dimension to Sustainable Business Models

2019

J Sustain Res

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“…Likewise, the economist Ulluwishewa [31] has argued that development in the conventional sense has failed, and that in order to reach its goals-to alleviate poverty and inequality, to achieve environmental sustainability, and to deliver happiness to all-"spirituality" needs to be incorporated into (sustainable) development. According to him [31], spirituality refers to an ultimate or immaterial reality that exists beyond the material realm of reality. Although spiritual reality cannot be experienced through our physical senses, it can be experienced in other ways, particularly through the cultivation of techniques like meditation, prayer, yoga, generosity, and service to others.…”

Section: The Debate On Sustainable Development: Uniting Conservation mentioning

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Rethinking Sustainable Development: Considering How Different Worldviews Envision “Development” and “Quality of Life”

Witt

2014

Sustainability

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Abstract:The concept of sustainable development does not articulate what needs to be sustained, developed, or how, and is consequently intersubjective and intercultural. I therefore argue that it is essential to consider different worldviews when discussing sustainable development, and I offer broad, provisional suggestions as to how we can begin doing this. I first discuss how the notion of sustainable development at its heart is an attempt to unite conservation with growth. I then consider how different worldviews relate to this unitary ideal, by articulating how they envision "development" and "quality of life". I do this by drawing on the Integrative Worldview Framework, which distinguishes between multiple, ideal-typical worldviews. However, I argue that more important than any typology of worldviews is the reflexive attitude a worldview-perspective supports. I conclude with implications for more reflexive and inclusive forms of policy-making, also in light of the to-be-formulated Sustainable Development Goals.

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