sustainability
[sustainability is a mere possibility that human and other life will flourish on the Earth forever - J.R. Ehrenfeld]
The United Nations 1987 Brundtland Report defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations. Sustainable development should take into account economic, environmental and social concerns.
A number of ideas, models and frameworks exist in sustainable development. This is just a few of them:
- Triple Bottomline
- I = P x A x T
- Factor X
- Life cycle thinking
- Eco-efficiency
- Industrial Ecology
- Cradle-to-cradle
- The Natural Step
