Definitions

“Sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

~Our Common Future,
UN World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987~


“A better quality of life for everyone, now and for generations to come”

~UK Government Sustainable Development Strategies, 1999~

In short, sustainable development emphasises on the idea of achieving a balance in what we are doing to the economy, social and environment to meet our current need, so that future generations could have sufficient resources to carry on.