- sustainability
- noun see sustainable
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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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 — The pursuit of economic growth without excessive degradation of the physical and social environment. Sustainability aims to protect resources so that they can extend as far as possible into the future. For example, restrained fishing practices… … Auditor's dictionary
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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
