Study goals
To examine, in light of Stakeholder Theory and the Triple Bottom Line, how the challenges and potential of sustainable management of religious events relate to territoriality, proposing reflections for more inclusive, ethical practices aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda.
Relevance / originality
It integrates sustainability, religiosity, and regionality from a critical perspective, addressing religious events as social and economic arenas. It expands the application of classic management frameworks to specific cultural contexts, highlighting theoretical and practical gaps in the effective incorporation of multiple stakeholders.
Methodology / approach
Theoretical essay with systematic and narrative bibliographic review, including seminal works and recent studies It adopted qualitative and dialogical analysis to identify convergences, tensions and conceptual complementarities on sustainability, stakeholder management and religious events, without direct empirical validation, but with an interdisciplinary
Main results
It identified the prevalence of superficial and unbalanced TBL assessments, undervaluation of intangible and environmental impacts, limited community participation and fragmentation among stakeholders It highlighted the need for participatory planning, territorial indicators and collaborative engagement to expand long-term socioeconomic, environmental and cultural
Theoretical / methodological contributions
Expands Stakeholder Theory to religious contexts, articulating it with TBL and territoriality. Proposes conceptual integration to overcome fragmented approaches, fostering analytical models that contemplate economic, social, environmental and cultural dimensions in religious events, with potential replicability in other sociocultural contexts.
Social / management contributions
It offers guidelines for the inclusion of multiple stakeholders, the creation of participatory councils, and the adoption of territorial indicators It values intangible heritage and socio-environmental justice, guiding public policies and organizational practices to strengthen sustainability and social cohesion in events of