Defining Sustainability
Our planet feels vast and infinite, but our resources are quite finite. We are currently beyond the limits of a safe operating space and are at an increasing risk of destabilizing the planet1. The definition of sustainability means to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. However, we are operating in a way that is already compromising our current and future needs.
1. “Seven of Nine Planetary Boundaries Now Breached – Ocean Acidification Joins the Danger Zone.” 2025. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. planetaryhealthcheck.org
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