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Sustainability

A word that pops up quite a bit in green-speak, it's really all about thinking ahead. Sustainability is the ability to use a resource without depleting or permanently damaging it. A broader, commonly accepted definition, as set out by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), is "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

 

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