Sustainable learning organizations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to debate how companies may better become a sustainable learning organization by offering the most used and insightful concepts of sustainability.Design/methodology/approach – Through literature review, learning organization and sustainability perspectives are explored and compared.Findings – Learning sustainability experiences around the world have provided tools and mechanics to companies to enhance economic growth without affecting environment and communities.Originality/value – The paper explains points of convergence and divergence between learning organization and sustainability approaches and provides insightful remarks from literature.