Sustainability learnings from the COVID-19 crisis: Opportunities for resilient industry and business development

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Sustainability learnings from the COVID-19 crisis: Opportunities for resilient industry and business development. / Schaltegger, Stefan.
In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 12, No. 5, 26.08.2021, p. 889-897.

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title = "Sustainability learnings from the COVID-19 crisis: Opportunities for resilient industry and business development",
abstract = "PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify sustainability learnings from origins of epidemics such as COVID-19 and deduct conclusions for businesses to create sustainable futures in three industries, which are strongly affected by Covid-19. Two main questions guide the discussion: How can we break the paths of viral epidemics through accounting for sustainability issues in the supply chain? How can we learn from sustainable supply chain failures to transform industries for sustainable futures?Design/methodology/approachThis viewpoint provides a conceptual discussion of opportunities and the necessity to develop resilient businesses for three indsutries, which have been particularly affected by the Covid-19 crises.FindingsTo defeat future pandemics, three paths how epidemics develop need to be broken in order to create sustainable development structural transitions beyond degrowth are needed.Practical implicationsThe practical implications for this paper are the learnings for management to develop more resilient businesses.Social implicationsBy breaking the three paths of pandemic development and by contributing to sustainable futures of sectors, the likelihood of future pandemics can be reduced.Originality/valueBy considering origins and the past of pandemics and with sustainability transformations of businesses, contributions can be made for more sustainable futures of industries.",
keywords = "Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics, business model, Sustainability accounting, industry transformation, COVID-19, Sustainability learnings, Sustainability transformation, business model, Sustainability accounting, industry transformation, covid-19, sustainability learnings, sustainability transformation",
author = "Stefan Schaltegger",
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year = "2021",
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language = "English",
volume = "12",
pages = "889--897",
journal = "Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal",
issn = "2040-8021",
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