The Circle of Inclusion: Sustainability, CSR and the Values that Drive Them

Abstract

This article examines the values that underlie notions of sustainability and corporate social responsibility,and how those values influence perspectives on who and what is included in decision-making. Theauthor argues that the epistemologies of economic considerations in industrial practices, and howthey are framed by science and technology, make it unlikely that practices towards sustainability willsuccessfully avert expanding global crises unless the circle of inclusion is expanded to include other-than-human life.