Introduction: Managing the Pillars of Sustainable Development
The Equal Pillars of Sustainability
ISBN: 978-1-80382-066-8, eISBN: 978-1-80382-065-1
Publication date: 18 April 2022
Abstract
Although it is well known that Brundtland states that there are three pillars of sustainable development and that they should be regarded as of equal importance it is argued that they have not been treated as equal with one pillar always predominating. This chapter re-examines the situation and arrives at a definition of sustainability which the authors argue is workable. They do so by redefining the pillars of sustainability and taking into account the combination of factors along with such issues as risk and uncertainty. This chapter therefore provides an introduction to the topic of the book and serves as a precursor to the ensuing chapters.
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Citation
Crowther, D. and Seifi, S. (2022), "Introduction: Managing the Pillars of Sustainable Development", Crowther, D. and Seifi, S. (Ed.) The Equal Pillars of Sustainability (Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility, Vol. 17), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2043-052320220000017001
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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