Giving Back to Nature

Sustainability means?meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources, we also need social and economic resources.

sustainability refers to the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time. In business and policy contexts, sustainability seeks to prevent the depletion of natural or physical resources, so that they will remain available for the long term.

• Sustainability is ability to maintain or support a process over time.
• Sustainability is often broken into three core concepts: economic, environmental, and social.
• Many businesses and governments have committed to sustainable goals, such as reducing their environmental footprints and conserving resources.
• Some investors are actively embracing sustainability investments, known as "green investments."
• Skeptics have accused some companies of "greenwashing," the practice of misleading the public to make a business seem more environmentally friendly than it is.