INTEGRAL ECOLOGY, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION

Abstract

Socio-environmental challenges are imposed on today's society. In light of this, the encyclical Laudato Si' exhorts humanity to diminish its causes and to take care of our common home. To this end, the contribution of companies is essential. In this context, this work aims to analyze, in the light of the recommendations of integral ecology, the roles played by corporate governance and education. For this purpose, the study conducts a literature review based on contributions from theology and administration. The analyses show that companies are, in general, run according to the principles of essentially financial governance, which favors immediacy and the maximization of shareholder wealth. In addition, the current model of professional education has contributed, above all, to maintain and strengthen this mode of management. It is therefore urgent to develop and spread a new mentality so that integral ecology becomes a reality and the human being can develop fully, respecting his fellow human beings and nature.