Affiliation:
1. Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Abstract
Modern theories and practices that focus on the sustainable development approach point to the protection of the ecosystem as well as economic growth factors. The process called green growth offers the opportunity to reactivate the universal goal by creating a more comprehensive discussion area. This approach can be considered not as an alternative to sustainable development, but as a way to achieve it. In addition, it recognizes the contribution of natural capital to the process of creating economic wealth and puts people at the center of the growth process. Thus, the importance of human capital, which is an indicator of productivity embodied in labour, skills, and knowledge, emerges. This study investigates the mutual interaction between human capital development and green growth on the path to sustainability in BRICS countries 1990-2020 period through panel causality analysis. According to results, there is a bidirectional causality relationship between variables. It is concluded that human development is important for green growth on the path to sustainable development.