Sustainable development: The idea first emerged in the late 1980s as a ____ to the world's growing social and environmental problems. With ____ the ____ gap between rich and poor countries is widening everyday and the projections for population growth are alarming: how are we going to ____ a total of nine billion people in 2050? How can we offer everyone access to clean drinking water, health care and education? How can we protect biodiversity and ____ concrete ____ against climate change? How can we make sure that industrial development means progress for everyone? The proposed solution was a new kind of ____ or rather a variation of the traditional model, called quite simply sustainable development. The term was officially defined in 1987 as part of the preparations for the Rio Earth Summit. Sustainable development is development that meets the ____ of the present without ____ the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development means that growth must be accomplished with ____ for nature and humankind... and where is sustainability achieved? Right here at the crossroads of economic goals, social responsibility and environmental protection. Can a company really combine respect for the environment, the social ____ and commercial success? Yes! And also, sustainable development creates ____: upgrading production tools to use less energy and water is good for the environment; eco-design products and packaging that use just what's necessary, saves materials and reduces ____ costs; paying attention to ____ improving their quality of life at work and helping them develop their skills all serve to strengthen their engagement and stronger employee engagement means better overall performance. Creating products that are accessible to the world's poorest populations means opening new ____, the ones whose populations are going to grow the fastest between now and 2050. Monitoring the ____ offered by suppliers and subcontractors means minimizing risks that could damage the company's image. Sustainable development affects just about everything: more and more companies today understand that they have important economic social and environmental ____ and are committed to ____. The ones that ____ to create value will find that their success is, in a word, sustainable.

Sustainable development

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