Showing posts with label Economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Economy. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Sustainability... What Does That Mean Again?

Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. - Bruntland Commission
Sustainability has become a sort of buzzword, but sometimes the term is used so much that it loses its meaning.  What does sustainability actually mean?  Oftentimes sustainability is used synonymously with environmentalism, but isn't there more to it?  The more I used the term the more I realized it needed some definition.