New Perspectives on the Concept
of Sustainable Development:
A Contribution by Brazilian Master’s
Students in Governance
and Sustainability
Ana Cristina Wollmann Zornig Jayme, Barbara S. Przybylowicz Beuter,
Larissa Panko, and Norman de Paula Arruda Filho
1 Introduction
The United Nations has a relevant role in promoting events and discussions on sustainable development since 1940, although scientists addressed the theme long before
that, there are still many questions and a wide variety of definitions about the terms
sustainability and sustainable development, which makes them subject to questioning
and the target of discussions. (Lindsey 2011; Stepanyan et al. 2013; Feil and Schreiber
2017).
In order to contribute to such discussions, while deepening studies on the theme,
this research presents new perspectives about the concept of sustainable development
based on students’ reflections from the Professional Master’s Program in Governance
and Sustainability of ISAE Business School.
By raising academic and institutional conceptualities on the subject, the evolution of understanding sustainable development over time was evaluated; thus, it is
intended to shed light on the consolidation of a timeless concept and without borders
of any nature within the scope of literature. Reinforcing the need to structure solid
theoretical bases that translate to a focus on enabling their implementation in practice.
A. C. W. Z. Jayme · B. S. Przybylowicz Beuter · L. Panko · N. de Paula Arruda Filho (B)
ISAE Brazilian Business School, Curitiba, PR 80010-100, Brazil
e-mail: norman@isaebrasil.com.br
A. C. W. Z. Jayme
e-mail: anawzj@yahoo.com
B. S. Przybylowicz Beuter
e-mail: abarbarabeuter@gmail.com
L. Panko
e-mail: larissa.panko@hotmail.com
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of Sustainable Development:
A Contribution by Brazilian Master’s
Students in Governance
and Sustainability
Ana Cristina Wollmann Zornig Jayme, Barbara S. Przybylowicz Beuter,
Larissa Panko, and Norman de Paula Arruda Filho
1 Introduction
The United Nations has a relevant role in promoting events and discussions on sustainable development since 1940, although scientists addressed the theme long before
that, there are still many questions and a wide variety of definitions about the terms
sustainability and sustainable development, which makes them subject to questioning
and the target of discussions. (Lindsey 2011; Stepanyan et al. 2013; Feil and Schreiber
2017).
In order to contribute to such discussions, while deepening studies on the theme,
this research presents new perspectives about the concept of sustainable development
based on students’ reflections from the Professional Master’s Program in Governance
and Sustainability of ISAE Business School.
By raising academic and institutional conceptualities on the subject, the evolution of understanding sustainable development over time was evaluated; thus, it is
intended to shed light on the consolidation of a timeless concept and without borders
of any nature within the scope of literature. Reinforcing the need to structure solid
theoretical bases that translate to a focus on enabling their implementation in practice.
A. C. W. Z. Jayme · B. S. Przybylowicz Beuter · L. Panko · N. de Paula Arruda Filho (B)
ISAE Brazilian Business School, Curitiba, PR 80010-100, Brazil
e-mail: norman@isaebrasil.com.br
A. C. W. Z. Jayme
e-mail: anawzj@yahoo.com
B. S. Przybylowicz Beuter
e-mail: abarbarabeuter@gmail.com
L. Panko
e-mail: larissa.panko@hotmail.com
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Integrating Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59975-1_34
511