No institutions in modern society are better equipped to catalyze the necessary transition to a sustainable world than colleges and universities. They… — David W. Orr Copy Share Image
While in some cases the damage already done may well be irreversible, in many other cases it can still be halted. It… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The Earth Charter is important as an expression of the commitment of people throughout the Earth to evoke their own deepest moral,… — Maurice Strong Copy Share Image
Often, sustainability is discussed only in the context of energy. Energy sustainability is essential - but the word has a much broader… — Joe Kaeser Copy Share Image
The sustainable alternative is one in which smaller and smaller regions produce more and more of the goods they need closer to… — John B. Cobb Copy Share Image
As citizen-activists the world over merge, they can become an irresistible force to create peace and protect the planet. From here will… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
“In paying attention to our wellbeing, we address the needs of our environment - the society that we live in and our… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
The Federal Government has a responsibility to manage wisely those public lands and forests under its jurisdiction necessary in the interest of… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Because the global ecosystem is a connected whole, in which nothing can be gained or lost and which is not subject to… — Barry Commoner Copy Share Image
The idea of sustainability can imply there is one perfect, unchanging future, if only we could work out how to get there.… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share Image
“..the planet is just too small for these developing countries to repeat the economic growth in the same way that the rich… — Mario Molina Copy Share Image
If we have a hope of really understanding our place in nature and of carving out a place for ourselves that is… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
It is therefore absurd to approach the subject of health piecemeal with a departmentalized band of specialists. A medical doctor uninterested in… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Certain elements of today's ecological crisis reveal its moral character. First among these is the indiscriminate application of advances in science and… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Here and there awareness is growing that man, far from being the overlord of all creation, is himself part of nature, subject… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
Much as I would like to give out as much as I can, I do recognize that my resources are not unlimited,… — Vincent Tan Copy Share Image
Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spiritually impoverished world… — David W. Orr Copy Share Image
“When we use these words and we talk about plants having a strategy to do this or wanting this or desiring this,… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Reaching a general understanding that sustainability is the ultimate issue will finally bring us face-to-face with the political challenge of forging a… — Gaylord Nelson Copy Share Image
There can be no solution to the challenge of climate change that is not global. But if we can come together in… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
As more and more people wake up to the fact that further growth does not necessarily bring improvements in quality of life… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
We cannot rule out a situation in which a preemptive policy tightening becomes necessary, ... Such caution seems especially warranted with regard… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Sustainability requires that we demand enduring quality. Steve Strong has a slide presentation pointing out that much of Oxford was built 800… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
Entranced by promises of a material paradise of limitless luxury, humanity has too long ignored the mismatch between the imperatives of our… — David Korten Copy Share Image
The dialogue about sustainability is about a change in the human trajectory that will require us to rethink old assumptions and engage… — David W. Orr Copy Share Image
A sustainable economy represents nothing less than a higher social order one as concerned with future generations as with our own, and… — Lester R. Brown Copy Share Image
Climate change is real, caused by human activity and already devastating our nation and planet. The United States must lead the world… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
If we each take responsibility in shifting our own behavior, we can trigger the type of change that is necessary to achieve… — Yehuda Berg Copy Share Image
We cannot win the future, expand the economy and spur job creation if we are saddled with increasingly growing deficits. That is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Though culture and media often serve as mirrors to society, their acceptance does not serve as an alibi for poor behavior. It… — Erick "The Black Sheep" G Copy Share Image
“. . . .how and what we eat determines to a great extent the use we make of the world--and what is… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, it is clear that the concept of premium will be increasingly defined through sustainability in the future.… — Norbert Reithofer Copy Share Image
Sustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of… — Joe Kaeser Copy Share Image
We know that when women have access to voluntary family planning services, supplies and information, society sees enormous gains in each of… — Jenny Shipley Copy Share Image
The sustainability revolution will, hopefully, be the third major social and economic turning point in human history, following the Neolithic Revolution -… — Prince Charles Copy Share Image
A key part of helping startups is providing them with a G/SCORE that measures a company on the path to sustainability. We… — Chris Shipley Copy Share Image
It is our duty to preserve huge tracts of land in something resembling its native condition. The biological interactions necessary to insure… — William Kittredge Copy Share Image
Respecting the environment does not mean considering material or animal nature more important than man. Rather, it means not selfishly considering nature… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Positive deviance means doing the right thing for sustainability, despite being surrounded by the wrong institutional structures, the wrong processes and stubbornly… — Sara Parkin Copy Share Image
The language of commerce has been engineered to describe the overt purpose of a thing, but cannot encompass fringe benefits or peripheral… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
