Women Harmonizing Sustainability Practices for a Circular Bioeconomy: Can They Transform from Within Organizations?
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| Title: | Women Harmonizing Sustainability Practices for a Circular Bioeconomy: Can They Transform from Within Organizations? |
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| Authors: | Sanz-Hernández, Alexia1 (AUTHOR), Zarauz, Irene1 (AUTHOR) izarauz@unizar.es, Jiménez-Caballero, Paula1 (AUTHOR), López Rodríguez, María Esther1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Business Ethics. Aug2025, Vol. 200 Issue 1, p31-53. 23p. |
| Subject Terms: | Business enterprises, Sustainable development, Social responsibility of business, Women executives, Feminism, Organizational change |
| Abstract: | This paper is situated within the framework of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and addresses how women in organizational spaces with strongly values-driven practices can contribute to a more sustainable development in the implementation of a Circular Bioeconomy. Companies aligned with this model have a special responsibility to orient their practices towards comprehensive and fair sustainability if they want to align themselves with the policy frameworks of ecological transition. The article asks whether there is a harmonization of the environmental and social dimensions of practices in companies aligned with the circular bioeconomy and how the participation of women in management positions (in this case, white women, college-educated and non-disabled women) can promote transformative organizational change. Based on the theories of CSR practices, critical feminist perspectives, and social practices theory, a comparative ethnographic approach is used, applying a multi-method (participant observation, interviews, and documents) and multi-site analysis with four companies. The study extends the empirical evidence aimed at favoring the adoption of integrated sustainable practices in organizations. Future research could investigate broader intersectional dynamics to provide more detail on the heterogeneity of the experiences and practices of women or feminist actors and their influence on organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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