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sustainability::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | property |
| Derivation | sustainable |
Examples of sustainability
sustainability
The initiative is one of several environmental efforts in a sustainability plan.
From the dispatch.com
He now has the additional role of environmental and sustainability co-ordinator.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Ms. Marshall has concentrated on the sustainability of her label from the start.
From the online.wsj.com
For many observers, the project raises troubling questions about sustainability.
From the businessweek.com
Join this community book group focused on reading about food and sustainability.
From the thenewstribune.com
Sustainability is the only thing the nations of the world seem able to agree on.
From the forbes.com
Success depends on getting the word out about sustainability across the company.
From the businessweek.com
It is great to see sustainability becoming a key point within the Olympic games.
From the forbes.com
Bedford College works on environmental sustainability for housing and transport.
From the independent.co.uk
- The property of being sustainable
- Sustainability is the capacity to endure. In ecology the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. For humans it is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, which in turn depends on the maintenance of the natural world and natural resources. ...
- The ability to sustain something; a means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for ...
- (sustainable) able to be sustained; able to be sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable
- (Sustainable) Actions and products that meet current needs without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Sustainability is a broad term and often refers to the desire to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future.
- (Sustainable) In an ecological context, sustainability can be defined as the ability of an ecosystem to maintain ecological processes, functions, biodiversity and productivity into the future.
- (Sustainable) Extracting natural resources without destroying the ecological balance of an area, i.e. sustainable development.
- (Sustainable) An ecosystem condition in which biodiversity, renewability, and resource productivity are maintained over time.
- (Sustainable) material or energy sources that, if managed carefully, will provide at current levels indefinitely.
