Three visual representations of sustainability and its three dimensions. The left image shows sustainability as three intersecting circles. The top right is a nested approach where social and …

Sep 21, 2025 · Sustainability is the ability to maintain or support economic, environmental, or social processes over time without depleting natural resources.

Nov 28, 2025 · Sustainability is the long-term viability of a community, set of social institutions, or societal practice. Sustainablity is usually understood as a form of intergenerational ethics that …

Oct 26, 2022 · Why Is Sustainability Important? So far, we’ve discussed the different ways that sustainability is defined and the tools and metrics we have developed on a global scale to measure …

Oct 28, 2025 · Sustainability is a multifaceted approach that balances economic development with environmental stewardship and social responsibility. It seeks to meet the present needs of society …

Sep 23, 2025 · To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.

The most often quoted definition comes from the UN World Commission on Environment and Development: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without …

Apr 19, 2024 · Sustainability is a broad discipline that encompasses various strategies and practices aimed at meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to …

Sustainability and sustainable development focus on balancing that fine line between competing needs - our need to move forward technologically and economically, and the needs to protect the …

Sustainability can be summarized as our stewardship of natural capital for future generations, going well beyond economic and environmental development to embrace health care, urbanization, energy, …