Environmental Sustainability and Agribusiness: a Review of Contemporary Scientific Literature

Purpose: The objective of this study was to understand the approaches and attributes present in the conceptual definitions of environmental sustainability from scientific studies published in 2023 and 2024 and their implications for agribusiness. Theoretical Framework: The theories that underpin this study's findings relate to environmental sustainability in its economic aspects, social well-being, and the use of natural resources in agribusiness production systems. Method: The conceptual bibliographic method was used in its four stages (formulation of research questions, data collection, data organization, and presentation of answers). Data were collected using a dataset, and the results were generated through semantic and content analysis techniques. Results and Discussion: The results identified 21 distinct approaches used in the collected conceptual definitions, organized into eight semantic groups (satisfaction, responsibility, maintenance, management, state, condition, use, and capacity), 66 attributes, organized into 11 groups (well-being, capacity, maintenance, guarantee, balance, impediment, beneficiaries, preservation, reduction, supply, and use), and eight implications of environmental sustainability for agribusiness. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by presenting eight potential implications of environmental sustainability for agribusiness, grounded in recent scientific knowledge.