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Sustainability 101

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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SUSTAINABILITY 101

PEOPLE. PLANET. PROFIT.

Sustainability is about intergenerational equity

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It's about our generation living in a way that doesn't prevent future generations from being able to live their lives to the same standard.

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For example, it wouldn't be fair if we ate all the fish in the world and there were none left for our grandchildren to eat

And it wouldn't be fair if we destroyed the habitat of other species so they had no where left to live and became extinct.

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Imagine if our great grand children never ever saw an orangutan?

...or a koala?

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...or a mountain gorilla?

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Sustainability isn't just about the environment though. It's also about the economy and our society.

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Or to put it another way, it's about optimising outcomes for People, Planet & Profit

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Its all about balance...

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For example, there's no point in making lots of Profit and taking care of the Planet if People are miserable...

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and it's no good if we have happy People making Profit while ruining the Planet...

...and happy People won't stay happy long if they live on a pristine Planet with no Profit or jobs.

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And so you can see, living and working Sustainably is quite a challenge!

Now just making Profit seems, by comparison, fairly easy. How can we make Profit while looking after People and our Planet too?

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How can our generation live, work and play now in a way that ensures future generations...

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have enough food,

enough shelter,

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enough energy,

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enough money,

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and enough environmental assets

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to live full, happy and healthy lives?

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That's the challenge that's being tackled by thousands of people all over the planet:

by Engineers, CEOs, Scientists, Sustainability Managers, Architects, Politicians, Farmers and many others.

"Enough for everyone, everywhere, forever."

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That's SUSTAINABILITY

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