Introduction To Sustainable Development Flashcards
What is sustainable development?
It is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What are the pillars of sustainable development?
Intragenerational justice
Intergenerational justice
What is intragenerational justice?
It focuses on meeting the needs of the present
What is intergenerational justice?
It centers on continuous resource utilizations to prevent limitations for future generations.
What is the IPAT equation?
It is the approach to reduce complexity and illustrate optiona to improve intragenerational justice.
What is the formula of the IPAT equation?
Impact=populationaffluencetechnology
What is the economic pillar?
Businesses generate profits to be sustainable in an economic sense
What is the ecological pillar?
Focuses on issues such as resource efficiency.
What is the social pillar?
Covers social justice and equal opportunity
What is sustainability management?
All efforts of a company to contribute to sustainable development