Sustainable development

“Sustainable development (SD) is maintaining a delicate balance between the human need to improve lifestyles and feeling of well-being on one hand, and preserving natural resources and ecosystems, on which we and future generations depend” (Authorstream, 2010, p 1: ¶ 1). In concurrence, the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) asserts that SD is, “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Authorstream

protection of Antarctica. Increasing concerns over loss species and poorer nations in the lack of resources lead to these three major issues, biodiversity, global climate change, and sustainable development in which the paper will discuss. Keywords: biodiversity, global climate change, sustainable development International Environmental Movements Introduction There are settings where

The UN has spent recent years drafting a set of new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will introduce new targets to be achieved by 2030. Amongst these targets are SDGs that are specific to ensuring access to affordable, sustainable and modern energy for all (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs). Figuring out if these targets are measurable will be an essential step to figuring out whether or not these targets can be met in time. Whether a target is measurable or not depends largely

Sustainable Development The key for future generations Sustainable Development Definition Although there are many definitions about what sustainable development (SD) is, the most widely accepted one, is the one stated by the Brundtland Commission in their report ‘Our Common Future’ (also known as the Brundtland Report). "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." (Brundtland

Paper No. 1 on National Population Policy for Sustainable Development. As the policy that has guided implementation of programmes from 2000 to 2012, this policy brought about improvement in the use of contraceptives as well as in the maternal health aspect for Kenyans. It was also able to maintain the statistics and success of the previous policy. As stated previously, Kenya’s Sessional Paper No.1 on National Population Policy for Sustainable Development builds on the strengths of the guidelines provided

A Proposal for Sustainable Development through Microfinance The following proposal synthesizes from the history of the microfinance industry, particularly its successes and failures, a model for developing a sustainable microfinance initiative. Central to this synthesis is the analysis of the strengths and weaknesses, challenges and opportunities, and characteristics of three well-managed microfinance institutions (“MFIs”): Grameen Bank (“Grameen”), Compartamos, and Friendship Bridge (“Friendship”)

Cleaner production is the roadway to sustainable industrial development. Industrialization upgraded the world along with generation of hazardous wastes. Chemical and process industries are under constant scrutiny in the eye of legal, economic and ecological authorities for being liable to produce such wastes. Thus in order minimize these liabilities, the minimization of wastes should be taken care at the source. China has been acknowledged globally for its immense population growth. With economic

Goal 14 addresses the issue of conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (United Nations, 2015). There are seven targets that are used to achieve success for this goal. The targets that are truly measurable are targets 14.1, 14.3, 14.5, 14.6 and 14.7. Target 14.1 is truly measurable because firstly, marine pollution in the form of debris visibly fills the oceans and seas and can therefore be tracked to see how the amount changes with every

particular environmental damages. For this reason appeared the notion of « sustainable development » in the Brundland report (1987). This notion can be defined as the mean to assure the development of the current generation without compromising the development of future generations. The Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) are in a sense the contribution of companies to respect the stakes of the sustainable development. According to Carroll (1983), “corporate social responsibility involves the

surface quality. In addition, the sustainable issue which is concerning on three major aspect such as environment, economy and social, gain a positive response from the whole world. A number of profit or non-profit organizations, international or regional organizations take part in to support this issue. For example, United Nations, an intergovernmental organization who is committed to preserving peace through international cooperation, held UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015 [1], where countries