The Centre for Ecological Economics and Ethics of the Bodo Graduate School of Business, Nord University organized the Annual European SPES conference on Integral Ecology, Earth Spirituality, and Economics from May 27–29, 2016 in Bodo, Norway.
The main inspiring source of the conference was Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’. Integral ecology as proposed in the encyclical integrates concerns for people and the planet. An integral transdisciplinary understanding of the world ties science to human values. It sees the world as a systemically linked system of ecology, economy, equity, and justice, accessible through the natural and social sciences, arts, and humanities.
The product of the conference was the book on “Integral Ecology and Sustainable Business” published by Emerald in 2017.