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sustainability — UK US /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ US / ətIi/ noun [U] ► ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES the idea that goods and services should be produced in ways that do not use resources that cannot be replaced and that do not damage the environment: »The successful… … Financial and business terms
sustainability — 1907, in reference to a legal objection, from SUSTAINABLE (Cf. sustainable) + ITY (Cf. ity). General sense (in economics, agriculture, ecology) by 1972. Sustainability is defined as a requirement of our generation to manage the resource base such … Etymology dictionary
Sustainability — Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it. Blue Marble NASA composite images: 2001 (left), 2002 (right). See also: Sustainable development Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans,… … Wikipedia
sustainability — išsilaikymas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Pajėgų gebėjimas išlaikyti reikiamą kovinę galią tiek laiko, kiek reikia tikslams pasiekti. atitikmenys: angl. sustainability pranc. soutenabilité … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
sustainability — sustainable ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be sustained. 2) (of industry, development, or agriculture) avoiding depletion of natural resources. DERIVATIVES sustainability noun sustainably adverb … English terms dictionary
Sustainability/Old — Sustainability is a characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely. The term, in its environmental usage, refers to the potential longevity of vital human ecological support systems, such as the planet … Wikipedia
Sustainability science — has emerged strongly in the 21st century as a new academic discipline. However, as taught in academic institutions, and variously defined, the distinction between sustainability, sustainable development, and sustainability science is not clear.… … Wikipedia
Sustainability accounting — (also sometimes called sustainability metrics or sustainable development indicators) is a general term for the variety of measurements used as a quantitative basis for the informed management of environmental, social and economic sustainability.… … Wikipedia
sustainability index — ➔ index1 * * * sustainability index UK US noun [C] (plural sustainability indexes, or sustainability indices) ► ENVIRONMENT, STOCK MARKET a system that measures the financial results of companies that try to protect the environment rather than… … Financial and business terms
Sustainability advertising — is communications geared towards promoting the awareness of ethical, socially conscious and environmental causes through paid advertising or public relations. Ethical adverising agencies interested in sustainability advertising find alternatives… … Wikipedia
