Isn’t it time we transitioned to integrated sustainability? De-codifying the hard-soft divide from a systems-theoretic perspective

• Published in: Sustainability accounting, management and policy journal (Print) Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 385 - 409
• Main Authors: Chaker, Fadwa, Bonsu, Samuel K, El Ghaib, Majid K, Vazquez-Brust, Diego
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 23.01.2021; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Corporate objectives; Decision making; Stakeholders; Sustainable development; System theory; System dynamics; Sustainability balanced scorecard; Sustainability management; Systems thinking; Luhmann

Purpose The instrumental-normative divide that has historically characterized approaches to societal sustainability has also resulted in a rift between underlying mental models and methods destined to address the issue. This separation makes our understanding and tackling of the present global ecolo...