Definition of "sustainability" []

• The ability to sustain something (noun)
• A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future generations (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "There’s sustainability and then there’s *sustainability*."
• "Solutions are sought, but the phrase "sustainability practices" is often bandied about as a potential panacea for job creation without direction."
• "In an era when the term "sustainability" is increasingly cast as mere jargon, it is worth noting a sincere and authentic application of family, business and building which gives credence to the term."
• "There’s sustainability and then there’s *sustainability*."
• "Solutions are sought, but the phrase "sustainability practices" is often bandied about as a potential panacea for job creation without direction."
• "In an era when the term "sustainability" is increasingly cast as mere jargon, it is worth noting a sincere and authentic application of family, business and building which gives credence to the term."