The truth about the sustainability industry
“The sustainability industry is overwhelmingly white and well-compensated, drawing corporate rates in Global North capital cities, while celebrating its overt whiteness (as depicted in “Top 10” lists celebrating well-performing sustainability consultants or consultancies (e.g. Hope, 2022 and The Consulting Report, 2023). In comparison, between 2012 and 2023, 1,733 indigenous leaders and environmental activists have been killed trying to protect their land and resources (Hines, 2022). This industry seeks to sustain colonial hegemony, the bedrock of modern Western civilisation as it exists globally today, as a continuation of European colonisation.” #sustainability #environment #world #justice The paper.
