Asia School of Business

Global Inquiry, Local Heart

Mistaking Silence for Consent? The Need to Recognize Power Dynamics in Sustainability Assessment

Zhai Gen Tan

Quiescence is the silence of the community in the face of overt environmental harms to the community due to the power of political and corporation on the community. This silence could be both in the form of silence after suppression, or the lack of opposition due to the fear of retribution or ideological beliefs shaped by political and corporate power.