The European Union sustainable leadership agency: Bridging the gap between the environment, industry and society. Home and abroad

Book chapter

Razvan Hoinaru, Melissa Vasi, Maria Gabriela Horga
Robert Brinkmann, Chit Wityi Oo, The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Sustainability, Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, 2025

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Hoinaru, R., Vasi, M., & Horga, M. G. (2025). The European Union sustainable leadership agency: Bridging the gap between the environment, industry and society. Home and abroad. In R. Brinkmann & C. W. Oo (Eds.), Springer. Palgrave Macmillan.

Chicago/Turabian Click to copy
Hoinaru, Razvan, Melissa Vasi, and Maria Gabriela Horga. “The European Union Sustainable Leadership Agency: Bridging the Gap between the Environment, Industry and Society. Home and Abroad.” In Springer, edited by Robert Brinkmann and Chit Wityi Oo. Palgrave Macmillan, 2025.

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Hoinaru, Razvan, et al. “The European Union Sustainable Leadership Agency: Bridging the Gap between the Environment, Industry and Society. Home and Abroad.” Springer, edited by Robert Brinkmann and Chit Wityi Oo, Palgrave Macmillan, 2025.

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@inbook{razvan2025a,
  title = {The European Union sustainable leadership agency: Bridging the gap between the environment, industry and society. Home and abroad},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Springer},
  publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan},
  author = {Hoinaru, Razvan and Vasi, Melissa and Horga, Maria Gabriela},
  editor = {Brinkmann, Robert and Oo, Chit Wityi},
  booktitle = {The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Sustainability}
}

Abstract

Sustainability leadership is a concept coined at the intersection of the two domains which co-exist and mutually influence one another. The XXI century leadership cannot be envisioned without sustainability and in effect sustainability without leadership could not have been driven as a project and implemented as actions. The European Union assumes an institutional global sustainability leadership role determined by scientific narratives and influenced by political discourses and business interests. The EU sustainable leadership model casts into light environmentally friendly industries, rather than focusing on environment per se. This perspective is based on institutional power and regulatory agency, aligning by legal compliance different interests. This chapter aims to examine to what extent the EU model provides sustainable leadership solutions as it bridges the gap between environment, industry and regulation, achieving internal EU targets and also getting international followers.