FAQ on Sustainability | Concept, Definition, Approach

Sustainability is the process of living within the limits of available physical, natural and social resources in ways that allow the living systems in which humans are embedded to thrive in perpetuity. Read More

As per WCED, sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Read More

The three basic pillars of Sustainability are – Economic Sustainability, Social Sustainability & Environmental Sustainability. Read More

In 2000, the Earth Charter broadened the definition of sustainability to include the idea of a global society “founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace.” The 2005 World Summit on Social Development identified sustainable development goals, such as economic development, social development and environmental protection. Consequently, the three pillars or dimensions of Sustainability came up as – Economic Sustainability, Social Sustainability & Environmental Sustainability. Read More

The phrase, “people, planet, and profit” to describe the triple bottom line and the goal of sustainability, was coined by John Elkington in 1994 and was later used as the title of the Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell’s first sustainability report in 1997. The triple bottom line consists of social equity, economic, and environmental factors. Read More

On 25 September 2015, the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Development Agenda titled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030. Read More

A circular economy is an economic system where products and services are traded in closed loops or ‘cycles’. It is regenerative by design and aims to retain as much value as possible of products, parts and materials. Read More

Organic farming seeks to produce healthy, good quality food in an ecologically responsible way. It is one of the several approaches found to meet the objectives of sustainable agriculture.
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Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society’s present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs.
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