Sustainability
noun
The ability to keep doing something over a long period without causing damage or wasting resources.
The factory's sustainability plan includes reducing waste and reusing materials.
Often appears as...
- environmental sustainability
- economic sustainability
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Academic
noun
The quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.
The introduction of solar panels is a move towards sustainability.
Often appears as...
- sustainability practices
- sustainability efforts
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Technical
noun
The ability to keep doing something over a long period without causing damage or wasting resources.
The factory's sustainability plan includes reducing waste and reusing materials.
Often appears as...
- environmental sustainability
- economic sustainability
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.
The introduction of solar panels is a move towards sustainability.
Often appears as...
- sustainability practices
- sustainability efforts
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Long-term Perspective
Focus on activities that can be maintained over time without harm or depletion.
By planting trees, we contribute to sustainability in forestry.
Pro Tip 2/3Resource Efficiency
Involves using materials in a way that minimizes waste.
A company shows sustainability by recycling water in its processes.
Pro Tip 3/3Balance Achieving
Ensures that current actions don't compromise future needs.
Sustainable farming doesn't deplete soil nutrients over years.
Pro Tip 1/3Long-term Perspective
Focus on activities that can be maintained over time without harm or depletion.
By planting trees, we contribute to sustainability in forestry.
Pro Tip 2/3Resource Efficiency
Involves using materials in a way that minimizes waste.
A company shows sustainability by recycling water in its processes.
Pro Tip 3/3Balance Achieving
Ensures that current actions don't compromise future needs.
Sustainable farming doesn't deplete soil nutrients over years.
Pro Tip 1/3Long-term Perspective
Focus on activities that can be maintained over time without harm or depletion.
By planting trees, we contribute to sustainability in forestry.
Pro Tip 2/3Resource Efficiency
Involves using materials in a way that minimizes waste.
A company shows sustainability by recycling water in its processes.
Pro Tip 3/3Balance Achieving
Ensures that current actions don't compromise future needs.
Sustainable farming doesn't deplete soil nutrients over years.
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Steve Howard: Let's go...
to help guide our business to have a positive impact on the world. Why would we not want to have a positive impact on the world as a business? Other companies have sustainability strategies. I'm going to refer to some of those as well, and I'm just going to mention a few of the commitments as illustrations that we've got.
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The wildly complex...
with the need for sustainability? First, designers should streamline design elements and focus on eco-friendly materials. Factories need to develop energy efficient manufacturing processes that consolidate steps and sneaker parts. And consumers should support companies using clean energy
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Chris McKnett: The...
The world is changing in some really profound ways, and I worry that investors aren't paying enough attention to some of the biggest drivers of change, especially when it comes to sustainability. And by sustainability, I mean the really juicy things, like environmental and social issues
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The disarming case to...
I think in many ways that we autistic are the normal ones, and the rest of the people are pretty strange, especially when it comes to the sustainability crisis, where everyone keeps saying climate change is an existential threat and the most important issue of all,
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Leyla Acaroglu: Paper...
But in the regards to using sustainability as a parameter, as a criteria for fueling systems-based solutions, because as I've just demonstrated with these simple products, they're participating in these major problems. So we need to look across the entire life
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12 sustainable design...
So we went for a walk on the beach and I said, well, give me one of your big problems. Give me a design challenge, sustainability speed bump, that's keeping you from being sustainable. And they said scaling, which is the build-up of minerals inside of pipes.
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It’s time to embrace our...
create collaboratively earlier in this conference says we had a whole thing earlier on climate change sustainability that you know that that that that issue about what whether humanity can find a way of reducing our carbon output cities
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Solar System Exploration:...
question is what is it that sustains a habitable environment through time so we talk about sustainability and the environmental movement but we can really think about sustainability and sustaining the ability to have life for
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14 Tips On How To Have A...
when you're prying presents for people and you're buying all this extra food you start to really see the amount that's coming into your life you can definitely do your sustainability on a
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Dan Barber: How I fell...
for several months. One day, the head of the company called and asked if I'd speak at an event about the farm's sustainability. "Absolutely," I said. Here was a company trying to solve
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Steve Howard: Let's go...
to help guide our business to have a positive impact on the world. Why would we not want to have a positive impact on the world as a business? Other companies have sustainability strategies. I'm going to refer to some of those as well, and I'm just going to mention a few of the commitments as illustrations that we've got.
Video examples
The wildly complex...
with the need for sustainability? First, designers should streamline design elements and focus on eco-friendly materials. Factories need to develop energy efficient manufacturing processes that consolidate steps and sneaker parts. And consumers should support companies using clean energy
Video examples
Chris McKnett: The...
The world is changing in some really profound ways, and I worry that investors aren't paying enough attention to some of the biggest drivers of change, especially when it comes to sustainability. And by sustainability, I mean the really juicy things, like environmental and social issues
Video examples
The disarming case to...
I think in many ways that we autistic are the normal ones, and the rest of the people are pretty strange, especially when it comes to the sustainability crisis, where everyone keeps saying climate change is an existential threat and the most important issue of all,
Video examples
Leyla Acaroglu: Paper...
But in the regards to using sustainability as a parameter, as a criteria for fueling systems-based solutions, because as I've just demonstrated with these simple products, they're participating in these major problems. So we need to look across the entire life
Video examples
12 sustainable design...
So we went for a walk on the beach and I said, well, give me one of your big problems. Give me a design challenge, sustainability speed bump, that's keeping you from being sustainable. And they said scaling, which is the build-up of minerals inside of pipes.
Video examples
It’s time to embrace our...
create collaboratively earlier in this conference says we had a whole thing earlier on climate change sustainability that you know that that that that issue about what whether humanity can find a way of reducing our carbon output cities
Video examples
Solar System Exploration:...
question is what is it that sustains a habitable environment through time so we talk about sustainability and the environmental movement but we can really think about sustainability and sustaining the ability to have life for
Video examples
14 Tips On How To Have A...
when you're prying presents for people and you're buying all this extra food you start to really see the amount that's coming into your life you can definitely do your sustainability on a
Video examples
Dan Barber: How I fell...
for several months. One day, the head of the company called and asked if I'd speak at an event about the farm's sustainability. "Absolutely," I said. Here was a company trying to solve
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Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
This is the game of those who deny climate change or who deny the need for sustainability. They say, 'They are going to take everything away from us. They are going to take our cars away from us. They are going to take our steaks from us. They are going to take all the things that make life nice away from us. So let's not go there.
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Yehuda Berg
American Clergyman
If we each take responsibility in shifting our own behavior, we can trigger the type of change that is necessary to achieve sustainability for our race or this planet. We change our planet, our environment, our humanity every day, every year, every decade, and every millennia.
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Yves Behar
Swiss Designer
The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.
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Xander Schauffele
American Golfer
Somewhere down the line I'd like to create a foundation that brings awareness to environmental protection, sustainability, the effects of pollution, and all of those things related to protecting nature.
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.
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Gretchen Bleiler
American Athlete
Your money is power, so be aware of the products you're buying and the companies you're supporting to make sure you're helping the companies that are leading the way in sustainability.
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Jaime Lerner
Brazilian Politician
There are three major issues now that are becoming important, not only for cities, but for all mankind: Mobility, sustainability - which is linked to mobility - and social diversity.
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Brene Brown
American Author
To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes. And so what I think is really important is sustainability.
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Gita Gopinath
Indian Economist
Fiscal policy should balance growth, equity, and sustainability concerns, including protecting society's most vulnerable.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
Sustainability has to be a way of life to be a way of business.
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Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
This is the game of those who deny climate change or who deny the need for sustainability. They say, 'They are going to take everything away from us. They are going to take our cars away from us. They are going to take our steaks from us. They are going to take all the things that make life nice away from us. So let's not go there.
Quote examples
Yehuda Berg
American Clergyman
If we each take responsibility in shifting our own behavior, we can trigger the type of change that is necessary to achieve sustainability for our race or this planet. We change our planet, our environment, our humanity every day, every year, every decade, and every millennia.
Quote examples
Yves Behar
Swiss Designer
The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.
Quote examples
Xander Schauffele
American Golfer
Somewhere down the line I'd like to create a foundation that brings awareness to environmental protection, sustainability, the effects of pollution, and all of those things related to protecting nature.
Quote examples
Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.
Quote examples
Gretchen Bleiler
American Athlete
Your money is power, so be aware of the products you're buying and the companies you're supporting to make sure you're helping the companies that are leading the way in sustainability.
Quote examples
Jaime Lerner
Brazilian Politician
There are three major issues now that are becoming important, not only for cities, but for all mankind: Mobility, sustainability - which is linked to mobility - and social diversity.
Quote examples
Brene Brown
American Author
To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes. And so what I think is really important is sustainability.
Quote examples
Gita Gopinath
Indian Economist
Fiscal policy should balance growth, equity, and sustainability concerns, including protecting society's most vulnerable.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
Sustainability has to be a way of life to be a way of business.
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