Depends Quote by Jim MacNeill

Sustainability is especially ripe for political controversy and opposition because fundamentally it is a new paradigm that represents significant challenges to the status quo.…

— Hazel Henderson

Sustainability is an economic state where the demands placed upon the environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity of…

— Paul Hawken

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

— Gro Harlem Brundtland

Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise…

— Ban Ki-moon

After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words,…

— Maurice Strong

Sustain sustainability of sustainability by sustainability for sustainability is an ability

— Melchor Lim

Sustainable development is a process which enables all people to realise their potential and to improve their quality of life in ways which protect…

— Sara Parkin

As more and more people wake up to the fact that further growth does not necessarily bring improvements in quality of life (and often…

— Jonathon Porritt

'Sustainable Development' is an oxymoron. 'Development' in all it's senses entails expansion and wanting more. Continual expansion and wanting more are unsustainable. Globally we…

— Don Johnston

Sustainability is living on nature's income rather than living on its capital.

— Murray Gell-Mann

We have a basic notion that unless we find a solution for environmental problems, we will not achieve sustainable growth in the coming years

— Hiroyuki Watanabe

Sustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of every individual…

— Joe Kaeser