what is sustainable development?
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1. sustainable developmentkey learning objective : understand sustainable development
• definitions• why it is important
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what is sustainable development?
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Development which meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of futuregenerations to meet their own needs
Brundtland Report, 1987
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societies economies+ companies+
it is about developing
that can be sustained on social, economic and environmental terms
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sustainable development is about
social progress
which recognises the needs of everyone
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sustainable development is about
environmental protection being at the centre of everything we do
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sustainable development is about ensuring
employment and economic security for everyone
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sustainable development is about the
prudent use of the earth’s natural resources
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Sustainability proves the point of design thinking in that it suggests that one consider the materials, processes, and practices that a business employs. It is essential that business is able to see the layers of value that are created and the layers of waste. Design is the tool to analyze this.
James P. Hackett, president and CEO of Steelcase Inc. , 2007
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WHY IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT?
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reason no.1 we live in an unequal world
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over 1 billion people live on less than $1 a day
source: UNDP
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over 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water
source: UNDP
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80% of all disease in developing countries is caused by consumption of contaminated water
source: WHO
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currently over 10 million children die each year before their fifth birthday
source: UK Department for International Development
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reason no.2the ecological systemsof the world are under stress
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over the past two decades global resource extraction grew from 40 billion tons in 1980 to 55 billion tons in 2002
source: Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management / SERI
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air pollution kills 3 million people each year, mostly in poor countries
source: WHO / BBC
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25% of mammal species, 12% of bird species and 34% of fish species are under threat of extinction
source: World Summit on Sustainable Development / European Commission
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between 100 and 1000 species become extinct each year, because their habitats are changing or being destroyed.
source: UK Government
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what aboutthe UK?
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“If everyone in the world were to consume natural resources and generate carbon dioxide (CO2) at the rate we do in the UK, we'd need three planets to support us”
WWF UK
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The ecological footprint of Cardiff, is 125 times the city’s area.
source: WWF
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sustainable development is about moving towards
‘one planet living’
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we become more sustainable when we balance environmental, social and economic concerns
environmental
economicsocial
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The only businesses around in 20 years time will begreen and sustainable businesses
Richard Branson, Virgin, 2008
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