Sustainability 101
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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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
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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?
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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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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...
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...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!
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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,
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enough shelter,
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enough energy,
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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:
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by Engineers, CEOs, Scientists, Sustainability Managers, Architects, Politicians, Farmers and many others.
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That's SUSTAINABILITY
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