Sustainability Management

The management and conservation of the natural environment and human manufactured products, by incorporating the concepts of debilitated sustainability (depleting natural resources) and robust sustainability (safeguarding natural resources) into the decision-making process. Multi-stakeholder engagement across the political, social, economic, environmental, technological and legal spectrums can help identify and better address unsustainable practices, when compared with narrow or limited stakeholder involvement.

Collaboration and relationship building between interested parties across the spectrums to develop a consensual vision of sustainability will be a particularly challenging aspect of sustainability management. This will be especially relevant in overcoming some short-term drivers, such as financial returns on investments or political decisions for garnering more votes at a forthcoming election. The legacy of the current generation will be judged on how well it delivers on long-term sustainability outcomes.
(Further reading: Teo, T. C. (2023). Moving the Needle on Sustainability: A View- point from Within and Without. Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 11, 156-172. https://doi.org/10.4236/jhrss.2023.111011)