Sustaining Sustainability in
Organizations
Qualitative
Sustainable development is described as development that
meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs. This definition highlighted the importance of
environmental, social and economic factors when considering development. As
rapid increase of population and production, many of the planet’s ecosystems
are degraded, species are threatened, and global warming is becoming
increasingly apparent. The importance of natural environmental problem and social
issues get more people attention.
Since the term sustainability has entered the business
world, more and more firms realize the importance of sustainability and
emphasize the environmental and social goals of their organization. A large
number of established literatures have been growing in the area of
sustainability in organizations, especially business firms.
Most of these literatures in the sustainability research are
to better understand why and how firms decide to adopt more sustainable
practices. However, little attention was paid to how sustainable practices
remain in place and continues to develop over time. This article is to address
this gap by researching how sustainability is developed and maintained in
organizations.
The authors found that there are three main topics in
sustainability issue. First of all, reporting and monitoring may encourage
companies’ sustainability performance. Another main topic of this issue is
identifying antecedents of sustainability adoption. In this issue, the focus is
on what these attributes are for maintaining sustainability in companies rather
than examining factors affecting initial adoption. The last main topic of this
issue is the international aspect of sustainability. We can gain better
understanding how different types of organization maintain sustainability in
the world scope. The author used six special papers to support the three main
topics.
Reference:
1. The definition of sustainable development:
2. “Sustaining Sustainability in Organizations”
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