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SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is one of the most misunderstood and miscommunicated concepts! Watch Circularity Edge's Managing Director, Ken Alston explain sustainability in around 30 seconds!

Sustainability: Defining a Crucial Concept for Our Future

 

Sustainability is a term that's frequently used but often misunderstood. At its core, sustainability is the ability to maintain or continue something over time.


But when we talk about sustainability in the context of our environment and society, it takes on a more specific meaning.


A comprehensive business sustainability definition encompasses two key elements:

  1. Financial Profitability: The ability of a business or system to remain economically viable.
  2. Life-Sustaining Outcomes: Actions that support and enhance the conditions necessary for life on Earth to thrive.


True business sustainability includes both of these elements, ensuring that our life and work activities can continue indefinitely. Not only without depleting resources or harming the environment, but also to improving and enhancing the conditions that support life on Earth 

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It's about meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.


Understanding sustainability is crucial for businesses, governments, and individuals alike. It involves considering the short, medium, and long-term impacts of our decisions on the environment, society, and economy. 


By embracing sustainable practices, we can create a world that not only survives but flourishes for generations to come.


Whether you're a business leader looking to implement more sustainable practices or an individual seeking to make more environmentally conscious choices, grasping the true meaning of sustainability is the first step towards positive change. Explore our resources to learn more about how you can contribute to a sustainable future.

More On Business Sustainability

Sustainable Development ≠ Sustainable Business

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable development was first defined by the United Nations Commissison on Environmetn and Development in 1987 in its report: Our Common Future,

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SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

A sustainable business must first be profitable, it should also contribute positively (beneficially) to maintaining or improving the conditions that support life on Earth.

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SUSTAINABILITY KEYNOTE SPEAKER

For Business Leaders Who Are Serious About Sustainability…

Ken Alston asks, “Is Your Business Sustainable?” and “What Is Sustainability?”
 

His unique, one-of-a-kind insights include 11 blind spots businesses that care about sustainability must know to achieve their mission.


Ken’s career spans over 37 years of sustainability and circular economy experience and thought leadership. 


He has over 20 years experience working in a global multinational consumer products company working in a variety of technical, business, and corporate sustainability leadership roles; plus, over 24 years as a consultant on business sustainability integration.


He is the trusted authority on implementing corporate business sustainability and will leave your audience with new insights and awareness of the value of business sustainability and the circular economy.


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SUSTAINABILITY VIDEOS

CRITICAL INSIGHTS ON SUSTAINABILITY

Don't conflate sustainability with sustainable development. They are distinctly different concepts. Ken Alston dives deeper into defining sustainability so you don't work on the wrong things.

SUSTAINABILITY MASTERCLASS

Ken Alston goes deep into understanding un-sustainability and how to transform this into a modern, updated understanding of this vital concept so we can change how to create solutions in the real world.

This Image Represents Old, Simplistic Sustainability

The 'triple bottom line' approach is an old, outdated sustainability concept.

As my videos above explain, 'sustainability' is the ability to sustain something over some time. So, 'sustainable business' is the practice of sustaining a business into the future while simultaneously sustaining the conditions that support life on Earth. 


Click >>> SUSTAINABILITY <<<  to speak with Ken about how integrating a modern, updated interpretation of sustainability can add value to your business.


Sustainable development is a distinctly different concept. CLICK >>>SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<<< to watch a short explainer video that lays out these important differences.

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To add value to your business by integrating sustainability and circularity inside your company's operating system.


Talk with Ken to learn more about our services and how we can help you achieve your business goals.

SUSTAINABILITY AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

SUSTAINABILITY

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

This image does NOT describe sustainability adequately. Watch my 30-second explainer video about sustainability 

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THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

The circular economy is touted as the answer to sustainability. Is it iust an interesting concept or is there value in the real world of business? MORE>>>

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