The Brundtland report, Our Common Future, is so named for having been authored by a United Nations (UN) commission chaired by the former prime minister of Norway, Gro Harlem Brundtland. The United Nations established the World Commission on Environment and Development.. read more..

Complexity is a term used to describe technically, an interconnected network of components that cannot be described by a few rules; generally manifest in structure, order and functioning emerging from the interactions among diverse parts. To understand complexity, first of all is this to agree that everything is inter-connected, every action taken. Read more..

Corporate sustainability is a term describing a business approach that creates long term shareholder value by embracing opportunities and managing risks deriving from environmental, economic and social developments (sustainable development). Read more..

Eco-efficiency was already in use in various ecological studies since beginning of 1990’s (Ehelich, Erlich 1991); however, The Dutch government funded “ The Eco capacity a challenge to technological development; of the Working-group on eco efficiency, which was promoted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Read more..

Equilibrium is a term used to describe a steady-state condition in which flow in equals flows out. In a box model, the condition in which there is neither, net gain nor loss of the amount of matter or energy in each box or compartment.

Environmental sustainability Environmental Sustainability is a term used to describe business processes and practices in terms of people, planet, and profit. Environmental sustainability comes from the concept sustainable development (Our common future 1987). The main reason for a definition of environmental sustainability was to help environmental professionals and others operational a portion of the concept [...]

Ezio Manzini is possibly the world’s leading expert on sustainable design, with a focus on scenario building toward solution’s all-embracing social and environmental quality. Read more..

The green economy is defined as “one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its simplest expression, a green economy can be thought of as one, which is low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive” by UNEP 2011. Read more..

Human needs Human need is a term used to describe a comprehensive set of fundamental basic needs that are culturally and historically universal, non-overlapping, non-substitutable, complimentary to one another, and must be satisfied on a persistent basis. The Chilean economist, Manfred Max-Neef definition which is also used to determine human needs for the fourth system [...]

Monetarism an approach to economic policy focused on the control of the money supply which forms a key part of neoliberalism . In a de-regulated system, where banks and other institutions are much freer to lend money, the main, if not the only, way to do that is to use interest rates. Read more..

Scenario is a term used to describe a plausible and often simplified version of how the future might develop, based on assumptions about driving forces and key relationships. While they may be plausible, it is usually hard or impossible to add probabilities to their occurrence as there are neither predictions nor forecasts. Read more..

Social sustainability includes human rights, labour rights, and internal corporate governance. It is the idea that future generations should have the same or greater access to social resources as the current generation and that this access should be equal.Read more..

Sustainability indicator is a proxy for a specific issue or theme that an organization, business or government want to monitor environmental data over time. Indicators are symbolic representations (such as numbers, symbols, graphics, colours) designed to communicate a trend in a complex system, Read more..

Sustainable Development is to meet the needs of the present, without compromising ability of the future generations to meet their needs and aspirations (Brundtland Commission definition). Alternatively, Sustainable Development based upon development which. Read more..

A group of textile fibres that is even more interesting than biodegradability is the concept of ‘sustainability’. By definition, sustainable living is taking no more potentially renewable resources from the natural world than can be replenished and not overloading the capacity of the environment to cleanse and renew itself by natural processes. Read more..

Sustainable living is a lifestyle that seeks to reduce an individual’s or society’s use of natural resources. People who life by the term sustainable living often tried to reduce their carbon footprint by alternative transportation, use of renewable sources of energy and eat a diet that does less harm on the environment; Read more..

The global 100 is one of the most well-known sustainability equity index, founded in 2004 by Corporate Knights Capital. The 100 most sustainable corporations in the World (the Global 100) and measured by the German index provider Solactive, among the Global 100, advisers are Read more..