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"Endless economic expansion isn’t sustainable. Scientists are telling us our
planet is already beyond its limits, with the risks to communities and the
economy made clear in the federal government’s recent climate risk assessment.
Sustainability is a hot topic in Australian business schools. However, teaching
about the possible need to limit economic growth – whether directly or
indirectly related to sustainability – is uncommon.
Typically, business school teaching is based on concepts of sustainable
development and “green growth”. Under these scenarios, we can continue to grow
gross domestic product (GDP) globally without continuing to grow emissions –
what is known as “decoupling”. It’s a “have your cake and eat it too” promise
for sustainability.
Our new research published in the journal
Futures shows business students
themselves are interested in learning the skills they would need under an
alternative post-growth future."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
