Sustainable Leadership as a Vector of the Circular Economy

Abstract

Formal leaders do not act alone but interact with all those around them and the results of a company are no longer focused solely on financial indicators. A sustainable leader must create a conducive environment for business development in a balanced way with nature and society. In this conceptual chapter, the authors aim to (1) present sustainable leadership by relating the characteristics of a leader to sustainability; (2) consider that the role of this type of leadership is fundamental to the construction of a truly sustainable meaning, since it links government, people, and companies in a sustainable meta-organization dynamics and green supply chain thus contributes to the circular economy. Government, businesses, and consumers must be aligned. The followers of truly sustainable leadership play a decisive role in influencing other leaders, people, organisations, and results.