06/03/2018 WOOD 465 1 Environmental Sustainability JENNIFER DEBOER 1 Preview & Objectives Today’s lesson will address the following questions: What is (environmental) sustainability? What are indicators of sustainability? What are dimensions of sustainability? What are common conceptualizations/models of sustainability? What is business sustainability? What motivates businesses to be sustainable? What sustainable strategies/practices do businesses pursue? How do businesses pursue sustainability strategies? What are implications surrounding business sustainability? 2
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06/03/2018
WOOD 465 1
Environmental
Sustainability JENNIFER DEBOER
1
Preview & ObjectivesToday’s lesson will address the following questions:
� What is (environmental) sustainability?
� What are indicators of sustainability?
� What are dimensions of sustainability?
� What are common conceptualizations/models of sustainability?
� What is business sustainability?
� What motivates businesses to be sustainable?
� What sustainable strategies/practices do businesses pursue?
� How do businesses pursue sustainability strategies?
� What are implications surrounding business sustainability?
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What is sustainability?
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Definition and Background
Sustainability represents the ability to sustain; it encompasses the
endurance of processes and systems.
Sustainability is “the property of biological systems to remain diverse
and productive indefinitely,” (James et al., 2015).In
The United Nations formed the World Commission on Environment
and Development (WCED) to unite countries to pursue sustainable
development together. Our Common Future famously defines
sustainable development as, “development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of