Q1. What is sustainability?
Sustainability is our ability to meet our needs without compromising the needs of future generations.
Sustainability is our ability to meet our needs without compromising the needs of future generations.
We are consuming at a faster rate than the planet can sustain life on this planet. The sooner we change our behaviors and begin relasing our pressures on the planet and society, the better our chance of moving towards an equitable world of abundance for everyone.
The Triple Bottom Line (TBL) refers to businesses that take into consideration their impacts on People and Planet in addition to Profits.
Implementing sustainability initiatives already being used by existing companies can increase profits by 51% to 81%. The profits are generated through increased revenue, reduced energy and waste costs, reduced materials, an increase in employee productivity and retention and a substantial decrease in risk.
Biomimicry (designing with nature in mind) is providing innovative solutions to heat and cool our buildings and improve efficiency in energy use and creation without costing the Earth.
Many companies now offer customers ways to refil their containers at home, at specific locations nearby, or the business is equipped to reuse the packaging after delivery. Sweden delivers more than 50% of their produce using a reusable crate system.
Backcasting is a way of planning by beginning with the end goal and working backwards to where the company is positioned today. With a clear destination one can better take steps to make progress towards that destination.
By transforming our Linear Economy into a Circular Economy we can conserve energy and emissions, greatly reduce or eliminate waste and minimize our impact on rare, finite resources. Let’s think and build smarter for a better future.
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