03/07/2026 09:00
- 19:30
HALL: Pola - A209
Chair:
Bizzozero A.,
Sestino A.
Contact:
Sestino A.
The paradigm of Integral Ecology offers a comprehensive and relational perspective that may inspire the social sciences and enrich contemporary scientific debate. Rooted in a systemic understanding of life, it integrates environmental, social, economic, and spiritual dimensions, proposing an epistemology where interdependence becomes the foundation of knowledge and action. Beyond its theological origins, Integral Ecology provides conceptual tools to rethink organizations, innovation, and governance in light of ethical responsibility, mutual care, and the regeneration of human and natural systems. In an era marked by climatic, social, and epistemic crises, it offers a philosophical and methodological foundation for rethinking progress and innovation, serving as a unifying interpretive lens across business ethics, environmental philosophy, innovation management, and organizational behaviour.
Social sciences, organization and management studies increasingly recognize the need to move beyond extractive and profit-driven models toward regenerative and inclusive paradigms. Likewise, legal studies and innovation policy promote frameworks ensuring fairness, transparency, and participation in socio-technical transitions. Technological and open innovation processes are evolving from efficiency and control toward collaboration, care, and moral responsibility. Transformations driven by digitalization, artificial intelligence, and the green transition call for a reinterpretation of what it means to innovate responsibly. Integrating Integral Ecology into social and organizational sciences opens a path toward "ecological rationality", a way of thinking and acting grounded in interdependence and relational ethics.
By welcoming multidisciplinary contributions, this Panel explores how Integral Ecology may reshape individuals, organizations, and societies fostering new models of knowledge, dialogue, and practice.
