sustainability
Significado: The ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time, especially without depleting natural resources or causing ecological damage.
Sustainability has become a defining concept of the 21st century, spanning environmental, economic, and social dimensions. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a global framework. In business, sustainability reporting and ESG (environmental, social, governance) criteria are increasingly standard. Critics sometimes accuse organisations of greenwashing when they use the term without meaningful action.
Ejemplos
- The university has placed sustainability at the heart of its new campus development plan. 该大学将可持续性置于新校区开发计划的核心。La universidad ha situado la sostenibilidad en el centro de su nuevo plan de desarrollo del campus.その大学は新キャンパス開発計画の中心にサステナビリティを据えた。그 대학은 새로운 캠퍼스 개발 계획의 핵심에 지속가능성을 두었다.
- Consumers are increasingly demanding transparency about the sustainability of the products they buy. 消费者越来越要求其所购产品的可持续性透明化。Los consumidores exigen cada vez más transparencia sobre la sostenibilidad de los productos que adquieren.消費者は購入する製品のサステナビリティに関する透明性をますます求めるようになっている。소비자들은 자신이 구매하는 제품의 지속가능성에 대한 투명성을 점점 더 요구하고 있다.
- Long-term sustainability of the fishing industry depends on enforcing strict catch limits. 渔业的长期可持续性取决于严格捕捞限额的执行。La sostenibilidad a largo plazo de la industria pesquera depende de la aplicación de límites de captura estrictos.漁業の長期的な持続可能性は、厳格な漁獲制限の実施にかかっている。어업의 장기적인 지속가능성은 엄격한 어획량 제한의 시행에 달려 있다.
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Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, media, professional
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin sustinere (to hold up, support), from sub (from below) and tenere (to hold). The modern environmental sense was popularised by the 1987 Brundtland Report.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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