sustainability

[ suh-stey-nuh-bil-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.
Environmental Science. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance:
The committee is developing sustainability standards for products that use energy.

The next step toward greater sustainability would be to turn those solar canopies into fueling stations.

But increasingly, when it comes to energy use and sustainability, parking lots are actually becoming part of the solution.

Michelle also advanced an aggressive policy agenda combining accountability with parent choice and fiscal sustainability.

The CleanTech Open Global Forum, where they won the National Sustainability award in 2013, has lauded his proprietary system.

But the New Year is also about planning ahead, refining a longer-term vision of balance and sustainability.

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