The last decade has witnessed the emergence of a paradox perspective on corporate
sustainability. By explicitly acknowledging tensions between different desirable, yet …

This paper reviews the historic development of the conceptualization of ecosystem services
and examines critical landmarks in economic theory and practice with regard to the …

The social value of the circular economy (CE) has only been recently explored in the
literature. To understand the social implications of the implementation of the CE, a semi …

The circular economy (CE) presents an alternative perspective to the linear take-make-use-
dispose model prevalent in industrial value chains. CE envisions economies operating like …

Sustainability in marketing has gained some traction over the years, yet we still remain
uncertain about exactly what 'sustainability marketing'means. Utilising the Scopus database …

Sustainable development is a contested concept, with theories shaped by people's and
organizations' different worldviews, which in turn influence how issues are formulated and …

The mainstream of the literature on corporate sustainability follows the win–win paradigm,
according to which economic, environmental and social sustainability aspects can be …

This paper analyses the rapidly emerging discourse of a green economy based on green
growth. It highlights inherent conflicts and contradictions of this discourse such as the myth …

Compared with the rich literature on urban sprawl in Western cities, relatively little is known
of the driving factors, processes, and future trends of urban sprawl in China. This research …

Since its introduction in the first Human Development Report in 1990, the Human
Development Index (HDI) has attracted great interest in policy and academic circles, as well …