The Phenomenology of Dhu’l-Qarnayn Community Engagement: A Theoretical Model for Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Sustainability

Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Osmani, Noor Mohammad (2022) The Phenomenology of Dhu’l-Qarnayn Community Engagement: A Theoretical Model for Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Sustainability. IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilisation Studies, 5 (2). (In Press)

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Abstract

Government and non-government agencies are concerned in recent times about the sustainability of the socio-economic and environmental resources because the continuous survival of humanity relies strongly on the extent of ensuring a sustainable economy, society, and environment. Sustainability studies have suggested the dire need to promote the implementation of Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) to enhance and guarantee the interest of the stakeholders like the customers, employees, investors, and the entire ecosystem. However, a community engagement program is distinct from community service as the former empowers the society for sustainability similar to what Dhu’l-Qarnayn did to enhance socio-economic and environmental protection for the people of a territory. Through a phenomenology approach to the exegeses of the textual sources of Zul-Qarnayn, this article explicates how the implication of community engagement sustains the people of that time and its relevance to contemporary society. This article is qualitatively-based on a doctrinal approach to exploring the Historical implication of the Dhu’l-Qarnayn community engagement approach and its application to modern (ESG) Sustainability. This found that the community engagement approach by Dhu’l-Qarnayn is a sustainable empowerment model rather than mere services to the people for free or in exchange for socio-economic and environmental benefits. The article identifies knowledge, wisdom, spirituality, engagement, and empowerment as the fundamental principles used by Dhu’l-Qarnayn as useful elements toward sustainable ESG in modern society. This study suggests the need to further conduct an empirical study on the understanding and application of sustainable ESG by religious institutions.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Dhu’l-Qarnayn, Community Engagement, Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Sustainability, Phenomenology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion BPH Islamic Economics > BPH104 Islam and poverty BPH Islamic Economics > BPH72 Economic development. Growth. Sustainable development. Sustainability
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Depositing User:	Dr. Saheed Abdullahi Busari
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2022 08:33
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2022 08:33
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/101362

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