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<p>This article contemplates and proposes responsibilities towards places. Such responsibilities cannot be reduced to a mere sum of responsibilities towards humans and nature. Rather, they form a pathway to think about humans, non-humans, and nature in a way that brings to the surface their deep and place-based inter-connection. Coming from the perspective that a degrowth society is desirable, the article aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on degrowth transformations. To understand deeper how responsibilities towards places can be enacted, I rely on the philosophy of deep ecology and suggest that each firm can develop and manifest in its practices its own ecosophy. I conclude that contemplating responsibilities towards places can be a space where degrowth scholars and scholars of corporate social responsibility can meet in a mutually enriching dialogue.</p>
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This article contemplates and proposes responsibilities towards places. Such responsibilities cannot be reduced to a mere sum of responsibilities towards humans and nature. Rather, they form a pathway to think about humans, non-humans, and nature in a way that brings to the surface their deep and place-based inter-connection. Coming from the perspective that a degrowth society is desirable, the article aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on degrowth transformations. To understand deeper how responsibilities towards places can be enacted, I rely on the philosophy of deep ecology and suggest that each firm can develop and manifest in its practices its own ecosophy. I conclude that contemplating responsibilities towards places can be a space where degrowth scholars and scholars of corporate social responsibility can meet in a mutually enriching dialogue.

Responsibilities towards places in a degrowth society: how firms can become more responsible via embracing deep ecology

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This article contemplates and proposes responsibilities towards places. Such responsibilities cannot be reduced to a mere sum of responsibilities towards...

Responsibilities towards places in a degrowth society: how firms can become more responsible via embracing deep ecology

Published Online: Apr 02, 2023

Page range: 53 - 74

Received: Jan 19, 2023

Accepted: Mar 26, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/sr.2023.7.1.03

Keywords
place, degrowth, deep ecology, transformation, corporate social responsibility

© 2023 Iana Nesterova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Responsibilities towards places in a degrowth society: how firms can become more responsible via embracing deep ecology

Published Online: Apr 02, 2023

Page range: 53 - 74

Received: Jan 19, 2023

Accepted: Mar 26, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/sr.2023.7.1.03

Keywordsplace, degrowth, deep ecology, transformation, corporate social responsibility

© 2023 Iana Nesterova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
place, degrowth, deep ecology, transformation, corporate social responsibility