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Toward Cognitive Plurality on Corporate Sustainability in Organizations

Toward Cognitive Plurality on Corporate Sustainability in Organizations 604446 OAEXXX10.1177/1086026615604446Organization & EnvironmentHahn and Aragon-Correa research-article2015 Collaborative Guest Editorial Organization & Environment 2015, Vol. 28(3) 255 –263 Toward Cognitive Plurality © 2015 SAGE Publications Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav on Corporate Sustainability DOI: 10.1177/1086026615604446 oae.sagepub.com in Organizations: The Role of Organizational Factors 1 2 Tobias Hahn and J. Alberto Aragón-Correa Introduction Running a company workshop on research collaborations between academia and private firms on corporate sustainability with sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) managers from around 20 European stock-quotes companies a couple of years ago yielded some most inter- esting insights. In the closing panel discussion, the participants were invited to share their experi- ences with cases where—in contrast to the business case idea—environmental or social issues did not easily align with financial objectives. No single participant spoke up on such a kind of experience. However, as soon as the official part of the workshop was over, numerous partici- pants came to see the panelists, explaining that there were plenty of cases where different sustain- ability aspects were at odds but that it was inappropriate to speak about such experiences in public because it went against their firms’ official policy and credo that was built on a business case http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

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604446 OAEXXX10.1177/1086026615604446Organization & EnvironmentHahn and Aragon-Correa research-article2015 Collaborative Guest Editorial Organization & Environment 2015, Vol. 28(3) 255 –263 Toward Cognitive Plurality © 2015 SAGE Publications Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav on Corporate Sustainability DOI: 10.1177/1086026615604446 oae.sagepub.com in Organizations: The Role of Organizational Factors 1 2 Tobias Hahn and J. Alberto Aragón-Correa Introduction Running a company workshop on research collaborations between academia and private firms on corporate sustainability with sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) managers from around 20 European stock-quotes companies a couple of years ago yielded some most inter- esting insights. In the closing panel discussion, the participants were invited to share their experi- ences with cases where—in contrast to the business case idea—environmental or social issues did not easily align with financial objectives. No single participant spoke up on such a kind of experience. However, as soon as the official part of the workshop was over, numerous partici- pants came to see the panelists, explaining that there were plenty of cases where different sustain- ability aspects were at odds but that it was inappropriate to speak about such experiences in public because it went against their firms’ official policy and credo that was built on a business case

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Published: Sep 1, 2015

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