We discussed various definitions and examples of sustainability including the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
We also looked at examples of sustainability strategies at the Australian, State, local, industry and household level, noting that most of these only dealt some aspects, such as waste, unlike the comprehensive approach adopted by the United Nations.
We also discussed a number of cases where nations have begun to move away from a single economic focus of measuring our wellbeing (‘gross domestic product’) to including social and environmental components as well, such as Bhutan’s concept of ‘gross domestic happiness’.
John Lane