Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economy in (Business) Education: Reflections on a Long-Term Sustainability Strategy of Degrowth

Helen Kopnina; Julia Benkert

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-07191-1_4

Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economy in (Business) Education: Reflections on a Long-Term Sustainability Strategy of Degrowth

Helen Kopnina, Julia Benkert

Leadership and Human Resource Management Department

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Abstract

Circular economy and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) attempt to address unsustainable
consumption as part of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These “closed-loop”
production systems promise absolute decoupling of natural resource consumption from economic activity. However, while absolute decoupling, ideally, can aid the SDGs'“inclusive economic growth” strategy, critical scholars have noted that absolute circularity of material goods, such as food or textiles, is impossible due to the laws of thermodynamics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education
Subtitle of host publication	Universities as Transformative Spaces for Sustainable Futures
Editors	Mustafa Öztürk
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	4
Pages	51-65
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031071911
ISBN (Print)	9783031071904
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07191-1_4
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2022

Publication series

Name	Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	2523-3084
ISSN (Electronic)	2523-3092

UN SDGs

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10.1007/978-3-031-07191-1_4

8 Citations
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From pseudo to real sustainability: Ecopedagogy in business and management education
Kopnina, H. & Bedford, T., 4 Apr 2024, The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change . Baikady, R., Sajid, S. M., Nadesan, V., Przeperski, J., Islam, M. R. & Gao, J. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-15 15 p.
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British Academy of Management (BAM). Embedding Impact on SDGs in Teaching.
Kopnina, H. (Participant) & Smith, S. M. (Organiser)
19 Oct 2023
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Invited seminar “Living Sustainability in Higher Education”. University College London, UK. 13 May, 2022.
Kopnina, H. (Speaker)
13 May 2022
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Kopnina, H. (Recipient), 1 May 2024
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Kopnina, H., & Benkert, J. (2022). Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economy in (Business) Education: Reflections on a Long-Term Sustainability Strategy of Degrowth. In M. Öztürk (Ed.), Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Universities as Transformative Spaces for Sustainable Futures (pp. 51-65). (Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07191-1_4

Kopnina, Helen ; Benkert, Julia. / Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economy in (Business) Education : Reflections on a Long-Term Sustainability Strategy of Degrowth. Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Universities as Transformative Spaces for Sustainable Futures. editor / Mustafa Öztürk. Cham : Springer, 2022. pp. 51-65 (Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education).

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Kopnina H, Benkert J. Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economy in (Business) Education: Reflections on a Long-Term Sustainability Strategy of Degrowth. In Öztürk M, editor, Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Universities as Transformative Spaces for Sustainable Futures. Cham: Springer. 2022. p. 51-65. (Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-07191-1_4

Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economy in (Business) Education: Reflections on a Long-Term Sustainability Strategy of Degrowth

Abstract

Publication series

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Research output

From pseudo to real sustainability: Ecopedagogy in business and management education

Activities

British Academy of Management (BAM). Embedding Impact on SDGs in Teaching.

Invited seminar “Living Sustainability in Higher Education”. University College London, UK. 13 May, 2022.

Prizes

Highly Ranked ScholarGPS

Cite this