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Social Justice: The Missing Link in Sustainable Development
Jérôme Ballet1, Damien Bazin2, Frédéric Thomas3
1Université de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5319 Passages, Bordeaux, France.
Environmental Management
|August 1, 2025
Summary
Sustainable development must prioritize social well-being alongside economic and environmental factors. A capabilities-based approach emphasizes equity, safety, and social cohesion for truly sustainable societies.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Social Policy
- Sustainability Studies
Background:
- Sustainable development is often approached sequentially: economic, then environmental, then social.
- The social dimension is historically undervalued, narrowly focused on poverty alleviation.
- This sequential approach reveals a bias, undervaluing social aspects crucial for development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To re-evaluate the social dimension's role in sustainability frameworks.
- To challenge the reductionist view of social aspects as solely poverty-related.
- To propose a shift towards socially sustainable development models.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual review based on extensive literature analysis.
- Analysis of sustainability, environmental justice, and social policy literature.
- Development of a capabilities-based framework for social justice.
Main Results:
- The social dimension is broader than poverty, encompassing inequality, vulnerability, and social cohesion.
- Social sustainability is not detrimental to natural resources but essential for development.
- A capabilities-based approach enhances individual and collective capacities.
Conclusions:
- Sustainable development requires integrating social, economic, and environmental dimensions equitably.
- Framing the environment as a matter of human justice is crucial.
- Equity, safety, and social cohesion are key pillars for a renewed sustainability agenda.
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