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Hallin, A., Karrbom-Gustavsson, T. & Dobers, P. (2021). Transition towards and of sustainability-Understanding sustainability as performative. Business Strategy and the Environment, 4, 1948-1957
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Transition towards and of sustainability-Understanding sustainability as performative
2021 (English)In: Business Strategy and the Environment, ISSN 0964-4733, E-ISSN 1099-0836, Vol. 4, p. 1948-1957Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Our purpose is to explore the concept of "sustainability" when understood from a performative perspective, i.e. as a concept that is filled with meaning across time. Drawing on a 10 year-long study of the digital footprint of Stockholm Royal Seaport, claimed to be northern Europe's largest sustainable urban development district, we show that "sustainability" emerged as the project became associated with particular places, projects, histories, and technologies. This means that "sustainability" was local in that it was situated in the particular spatial context of the project; temporal in that it was situated in a particular time; and political in that it expressed particular values and perspectives. The study contributes to explaining why "sustainability" remains-and always will remain-a contested concept, which is why sustainability transitions are complex. Consequently, we suggest that the transition towards sustainability always involves the transition of sustainability, something that needs to be acknowledged in order for a transition to actually become sustainable.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
WILEY, 2021
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53220 (URN)10.1002/bse.2726 (DOI)000604880900001 ()2-s2.0-85099053077 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2021-01-28 Created: 2021-01-28 Last updated: 2021-11-09Bibliographically approved
Hallin, A., Kärrbom Gustavsson, T. & Dobers, P. (2014). Translating sustainability in city development projects: The case of Stockholm Royal Seaport. In: : . Paper presented at 30th EGOS Colloquium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 3–5, 2014.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Translating sustainability in city development projects: The case of Stockholm Royal Seaport
2014 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Industrial Economics and Organisations
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-30910 (URN)
Conference
30th EGOS Colloquium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 3–5, 2014
Available from: 2016-01-30 Created: 2016-01-30 Last updated: 2016-05-02Bibliographically approved
Strannegård, L. & Dobers, P. (2013). Ett hållbart samhälle. Identitetsarbete för ingenjörer.. In: Eriksson, Y. & Morell, I.A. (Ed.), Bilden av ingenjören: (pp. 31-41). Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Ett hållbart samhälle. Identitetsarbete för ingenjörer.
2013 (Swedish)In: Bilden av ingenjören / [ed] Eriksson, Y. & Morell, I.A., Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag, 2013, p. 31-41Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Carlsson Bokförlag, 2013
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Industrial Economics and Organisations
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-22872 (URN)
Available from: 2013-11-19 Created: 2013-11-19 Last updated: 2013-11-19Bibliographically approved
Ulfvebrand, N. & Dobers, P. (2013). Företags sociala ansvar: CSR som täckmantel för en kapitalistisk exploatering?. In: Holmqvist, M. och Hasselbladh, H. (Ed.), Företagsekonomin och samhället: (pp. 231-270). Lund: Studentlitteratur
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Företags sociala ansvar: CSR som täckmantel för en kapitalistisk exploatering?
2013 (Swedish)In: Företagsekonomin och samhället / [ed] Holmqvist, M. och Hasselbladh, H., Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2013, p. 231-270Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2013
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Industrial Economics and Organisations
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-22871 (URN)
Available from: 2013-11-19 Created: 2013-11-19 Last updated: 2013-11-19Bibliographically approved
Guziana, B. & Dobers, P. (2013). How Sustainability Leaders Communicate Corporate Activities of Sustainable Development.. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 20(4), 193-204
Open this publication in new window or tab >>How Sustainability Leaders Communicate Corporate Activities of Sustainable Development.
2013 (English)In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, ISSN 1535-3958, E-ISSN 1535-3966, Vol. 20, no 4, p. 193-204Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In the corporate quest for sustainable development, production- and product-related environmental impacts of a company can form a basis for de fining the corporate environmental profile, as well as for de fining environmental leaders. Awareness of the production- and productrelated dimensions of the environmental profile varied among companies. This paper studied descriptions and reporting of environmental issues among 19 companies ranked as Global Supersector Leaders in 2009/2010 by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The results show that all of these companies are aware of production- and product-related environmental aspects. There are also examples, both as headings on websites and as sections in sustainability reports, where companies structure their environmental initiatives separately with respect to production (or their own operations) and the product. The paper ends with a proposed modelof corporate environmental profile.

Keywords
corporate social responsibility (CSR); corporate environmental profile; product- and production-related environmental
National Category
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Research subject
Energy- and Environmental Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-16441 (URN)10.1002/csr.1292 (DOI)000329278100001 ()2-s2.0-84880722730 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2012-12-06 Created: 2012-12-06 Last updated: 2017-12-07Bibliographically approved
Hallin, A. & Dobers, P. (2013). Materiality and children’s performative understanding of the city in a guided tour. In: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS of the 3rd International Research Forum on Guided Tours, 4-6 April 2013, The Netherlands: . Paper presented at 3rd International Research Forum on Guided Tours, 4-6 April 2013, The Netherlands. NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Materiality and children’s performative understanding of the city in a guided tour
2013 (English)In: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS of the 3rd International Research Forum on Guided Tours, 4-6 April 2013, The Netherlands, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands , 2013Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands, 2013
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-45619 (URN)978-90-5472-194-9 (ISBN)
Conference
3rd International Research Forum on Guided Tours, 4-6 April 2013, The Netherlands
Available from: 2019-10-22 Created: 2019-10-22 Last updated: 2019-10-22Bibliographically approved
Hallin, A. & Dobers, P. (2012). Representing place: Uncovering the Political Dimension of Guided Tours. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 12(1), 8-26
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Representing place: Uncovering the Political Dimension of Guided Tours
2012 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, ISSN 1502-2250, E-ISSN 1502-2269, Vol. 12, no 1, p. 8-26Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim of this article is to explore the relation between place and its representations through a comparative discourse analysis of two different guided tours of Stockholm. The comparison sheds light on what may otherwise remain blind spots of mainstream guided tours. Applying Lefebvre's notion of representations of space and Bourdieu's ideas on symbolic power the contribution of this article is to show how all guided tours, regardless of their intention, create political, conceived spaces. Hence this article opens up for a debate on a critically aware reading of the verbal (re) presentation of the particular character of sites in and through guided tours.

National Category
Social Sciences Business Administration
Research subject
Industrial Economics and Organisations
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-23453 (URN)10.1080/15022250.2012.655079 (DOI)000305324200002 ()2-s2.0-84859721828 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2013-12-11 Created: 2013-12-11 Last updated: 2019-10-18Bibliographically approved
Karrbom Gustavsson, T., Hallin, A. & Dobers, P. (2011). Guiding in the imaginary city of the future. In: : . Paper presented at 2nd Forum for Guided Tours (IRFGT), Plymouth, UK, 7-9th of April 2011.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Guiding in the imaginary city of the future
2011 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Industrial Economics and Organisations
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-23435 (URN)
Conference
2nd Forum for Guided Tours (IRFGT), Plymouth, UK, 7-9th of April 2011
Note

QC 20120416

Available from: 2012-01-13 Created: 2013-12-11 Last updated: 2014-01-09Bibliographically approved
Karrbom Gustavsson, T., Hallin, A. & Dobers, P. (2011). Shaping the (sustainable) citizens of tomorrow: An act of CRS or HRM?. In: : . Paper presented at NFF, Stockholm, August 20-24th.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Shaping the (sustainable) citizens of tomorrow: An act of CRS or HRM?
2011 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
National Category
Social Sciences Economics and Business Business Administration
Research subject
Industrial Economics and Organisations
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-23478 (URN)
Conference
NFF, Stockholm, August 20-24th
Available from: 2013-12-12 Created: 2013-12-12 Last updated: 2013-12-12Bibliographically approved
Dobers, P. (2010). Aesthetic consumption: A dilemma for sustainable development. In: Dobers, P. (Ed.), Corporate social responsibility: Challenges and practices (pp. 147-162). Stockholm: Santérus Academic Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Aesthetic consumption: A dilemma for sustainable development
2010 (English)In: Corporate social responsibility: Challenges and practices / [ed] Dobers, P., Stockholm: Santérus Academic Press , 2010, p. 147-162Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Santérus Academic Press, 2010
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Industrial Economics and Organisations
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-22930 (URN)9789173350129 (ISBN)
Available from: 2013-11-21 Created: 2013-11-21 Last updated: 2013-11-21Bibliographically approved
Projects
PAUS: Personal mobility from academy with a focus on education and student involvement [2017-03532_VINNOVA]; Södertörn University
Organisations
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ORCID iD: ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0001-6662-0403

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