La paradoja del crecimiento verde: ¿es posible una expansión empresarial con impacto ambiental reducido?

Darwin Ordoñez-Iturralde

doi:10.33255/25914669/7278

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Darwin Ordoñez-Iturralde Universidad Espíritu Santo

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https://doi.org/10.33255/25914669/7278

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desarrollo sostenible, economía verde, gestión ambiental, estrategia de desarrollo, cambio climático, efecto de las actividades humanas

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Este trabajo examina la viabilidad del concepto de crecimiento verde en el contexto del capitalismo moderno. Se analizan las tensiones entre la expansión económica y la sostenibilidad ecológica, destacando las limitaciones del desacoplamiento absoluto entre el crecimiento del PIB y la degradación ambiental. Además, se cuestiona la eficacia del desarrollo sostenible, tal como ha sido implementado en el ámbito empresarial, señalando su posible cooptación por intereses corporativos y su insuficiencia para abordar los desafíos ecológicos actuales. Finalmente, se plantean alternativas empresariales basadas en la suficiencia y la regeneración, en contraposición a la lógica tradicional de crecimiento ilimitado.

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