Sustainable Development Quotes

140 quotes by 87 authors

A safe and nutritionally adequate diet is a basic individual right and an essential condition for sustainable development, especially in developing countries. — Gro Harlem Brundtland
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. — James Freeman Clarke
Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building… — Kofi Annan
literacy is at the heart of sustainable development — Kofi Annan
On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical… — Kofi Annan
Energy is essential for development, and sustainable energy is essential for sustainable development. — Tim Wirth
We have embarked globally on a path of unsustainable development. Our lifestyles, the way we produce goods and services, are all part of a system… — Rajendra K. Pachauri
All new schools...should be models for sustainable development: showing every child in the classroom and the playground how smart building and energy use can help… — Tony Blair
That the AIDS pandemic is threatening sustainable development in Africa only reinforces the reality that health is at the center of sustainable development. — Gro Harlem Brundtland
There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
When my parents were growing up the world's population was under three billion. During my children's lifetime, it is likely to exceed nine billion. You… — Tony Blair
No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
People need open space. People need to bring their children into an area where they can play without restriction." And I was told, "This is… — Wangari Maathai
Companies not interested in sustainable development issues will not survive long — Malcolm Brinded
I went to art school in Chicago for a year at Columbia College. I had this whole master plan of getting into sustainable development and… — Nico Tortorella
The fossil reserves that have already been discovered exceed what can ever be safely used. Yet companies spend half a trillion dollars each year searching… — Desmond Tutu
We can encourage more of our universities and municipalities, foundations, corporations, individuals and cultural institutions... to move their money out of the problem (fossil fuels)… — Desmond Tutu
The 2013/14 storms & floods show the UK needs to invest in a climate resilient, low carbon, food secure, full employment, positive future — Phil Harding
We're never going to scare people into living more sustainably! We have to be able to demonstrate just how dynamic and aspirational such a world… — Jonathon Porritt
Short term "dash for cash" economic solutions hinder progress towards a better, more sustainable, world — Phil Harding

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