Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to debate how companies may better become a sustainable learning organization by offering the most used and insightful concepts of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: Through literature review, learning organization and sustainability perspectives are explored and compared. Findings: Learning sustainability experiences around the world have provided tools and mechanics to companies to enhance economic growth without affecting environment and communities. Originality/value: The paper explains points of convergence and divergence between learning organization and sustainability approaches and provides insightful remarks from literature.