Sustainability is regarded as a "normative concept". [6][23][24][25] This means it is based on what people value or find desirable: "The quest for sustainability involves connecting what is known …

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 …

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

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.

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 …

Oct 28, 2025 · Sustainability refers to society’s ability to exist and develop without depleting the natural resources necessary to live in the future. Sustainable development supports this long …

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 …

“Sustainability is improving human well being and ensuring social equity for present and future generations while safeguarding the planet’s life-supporting ecosystems.”

Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, [conditions] that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other …

We define sustainability as the practice of promoting social, economic, and environmental well-being for all members of the community in a way that recognizes and addresses systemic …