20.500.12556/RUL-178158 Trade unions and sustainability an integrative review Despite the growing presence of trade unions (TUs) in sustainability discussions, academic research on their role is still scattered. This article presents an integrative review of 110 peer-reviewed English-language academic articles on this topic, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science and published between 1997 and early 2025. Through an iterative coding process, we identified five meta-theoretical perspectives: socio-technical transitions (MLP); imperial mode of living/treadmill of production (IML-ToP); industrial relations (IR); Marxist/critical political economy; and degrowth/ecological political economy. We then used these perspectives to map the conceptual architecture of the field. Theoretical orientation significantly influences the interpretation of TU strategies, ranging from obstructive and reformist to transformative. Existing tensions between labour's material dependence on unsustainable systems and its potential as an ecological agent of change are variously theorised, yet rarely resolved. By highlighting the associations between conceptual frameworks and evaluative conclusions, we provide a lens through which to reflectively assess this emerging field and outline avenues for more pluralistic and theoretically grounded research into labour-environment relations. industrial relations integrative review just transition labour environmentalism sustainability trade unions Odnosi med delodajalci in delojemalci sindikati trajnost (ekologija) true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-20 11:30:18 2026-01-20 11:30:22 2026-09-16 04:30:26 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 6392-6407 iss. 5 Vol. 34 Sep. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 331.105.44:502.131.1 1099-1719 10.1002/sd.70698 265375491 Bembic_et_al_SD.pdf Bembic_et_al_SD.pdf 1 6D72F8AE19F55D8B928297CC8074EA46 3478d144805d63924a40fa5f52752796a14fb934d4c54b51f511256861267e0f 17169363-b0f6-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=247669 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd.70698 0 42537289-b0f6-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=247670 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0