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László Zsolnai

Reforming Business for Ecological and Human Flourishing

    Based on its “Planet Positive Entrepreneurship” summer school the Business Ethics Center published a booklet on Reforming Business for Ecological and Human Flourishing in September 2026. The heat weaves in Europe and elsewhere in 2026 dramatically show the relevance and urgency of the topic. The new reality of the Anthropocene era calls for a radical rethinking of the role of business in society and nature. The currently dominating, extractive, shareholder-value maximizing way of doing business… Read More »Reforming Business for Ecological and Human Flourishing

    Consumers and Citizens in the Post-Growth Economy

      Our paper entitled  “Consumers and Citizens in the Post-Growth Economy” has been published in the book on “Embracing Post-Growth: Sustainable Paths Beyond Conventional Economic Approaches” edited by Oriol Amat & Marcos Eguiguren. (Barcelona, Barcelona School of Management. pp. 89-129.) The paper starts with the observation that in the Postgrowth Economy the difference between the role of consumer and the role of citizen can vanish as consumers – similar to citizens – increasingly take a broader… Read More »Consumers and Citizens in the Post-Growth Economy

      Loving Kindness in Economic and Social Actions

        A paper by Laszlo Zsolnai and Juewei Shi on “Loving Kindness in Economic and Social Actions” was published in International Journal of Ethics and Systems in 2026 June. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOES-10-2025-0567 The paper investigates the concept of mettā (“loving kindness”) within the historical context of Buddhism and explores its potential as a principle for economic and social actions in today’s world. The paper develops a new definition of genuine altruism in which altruism means “helping others in… Read More »Loving Kindness in Economic and Social Actions

        Planet Positive Economy

          Laszlo Zsolnai’s book on “Planet Positive Economy: Ethical, Spiritual, and Methodological Foundations” was published by Springer in 2026. The book discusses the grand challenges of the Anthropocene era and explores how the economy can be transformed to serve the wellbeing of humans and nature in an integrated way. It develops a broad, spiritually informed view of the economy and argues for the need to shift the underlying materialistic value orientation of current economic and business… Read More »Planet Positive Economy

          Applied Ethics at Corvinus Business Ethics Center

            Ignace Haaz published an article on “Applied Ethics at Corvinus Business Ethics Center” Journal of Ethics in Higher Education 2023 December, pp. 167–174. https://doi.org/10.26034/fr.jehe.2023.4638

            The 30th Anniversary of The Business Ethics Center

              Máté Kovács published a report on the ocaasion of the 30th Anniversary of The Business Ethics Center in Corvinus News on December 18, 2023. https://www.uni-corvinus.hu/post/hir/flourishing-of-human-and-non-human-life-on-earth-cannot-be-achieved-by-self-interested-behaviour/?lang=en

              Caring Management in the New Economy

                Madhumita Chatterji published a review article on our “Caring Management in the New Economy, Socially Responsible Behaviour Through Spirituality” Journal of Management, Spirituality, and Relgion 2020. May 24. https://doi.org/10.1080/14766086.2020.1765192

                On Spirituality in Society and the Professions

                  Larry Culliford published a review article on our “The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions”, Journal of the Study of Spirituality 13 Feb 2020. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20440243.2020.1729045

                  Steps to Ecological Civilization

                    On October 28, 2025 Laszlo Zsolnai gave a lecture on “Steps to Ecological Civilization: The Contribution of Buddhism” at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature in Kyoto. In his presentation, Laszlo Zsolnai emphasized the role of the self in making actions. He argues that serving nature, society, and future generations economic agents should de-emphasize the self and develop compassion for the suffering all human and non-human beings. The noble ethos of Buddhism can help… Read More »Steps to Ecological Civilization