The Concept of Sustainable Development

Manuel Fischer, Daniel Foord, Jan Frecè, Kirsten Hillebrand, Ingrid Kissling-Näf, Rahel Meili, Marie Peskova, David Risi, René Schmidpeter and Tobias Stucki
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Manuel Fischer: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Daniel Foord: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Jan Frecè: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Kirsten Hillebrand: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Ingrid Kissling-Näf: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Rahel Meili: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Marie Peskova: Bern University of Applied Sciences
David Risi: Bern University of Applied Sciences
René Schmidpeter: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Tobias Stucki: Bern University of Applied Sciences

Chapter Chapter 2 in Sustainable Business, 2023, pp 17-27 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There are various definitions of sustainable development. However, none is as widely accepted as the one published in 1987 in the report Our Common Future. When we speak of sustainable development, we usually mean the three dimensions of nature, society and economy. These cannot be separated, but seen as elements of a holistic system. Sufficiency, efficiency and consistency are three elementary approaches for a society within planetary boundaries. Since 2015, the Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals has provided us with a widely used reference framework for global sustainable development.

Keywords: Paris Agreement; Sustainable development goals (SDGs); Ecological sustainability; Social sustainability; Economic sustainability; Efficiency; Consistency; Sufficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25397-3_2

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