S Quotes
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“Sustainability is no longer optional. Companies that fail to adopt such practices will perish. They will not only lose cost basis: they will also suffer in recruiting employees as well as attracting customers.”
“Sustainability is not a game-changer, but a game-stopper, where the game is climate change.”
Source: SuaaS : Sustainability as-a-Service
“Sustainability is not about why, but how; not when, but now.”
Source: SuaaS : Sustainability as-a-Service
“Sustainability is now a big baggy sack in which people throw all kinds of old ideas, hot air and dodgy activities in order to be able to greenwash their products and feel good.”
Source: Kevin McCloud’s 43 Principles of Home: Enjoying Life in the 21st Century
“Sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
“Sustainability is the key to our survival on this planet and will also determine success on all levels.”
“Sustainability is the trend, global warming is so last season.”
Source: SuaaS : Sustainability as-a-Service
“Sustainability is treating ourselves and our environment as if we are to live on this earth forever.”
Source: Inspiring the Next Young Environmental Leader: Kids Teaching Kids - Addressing Our Environmental Crisis
“Sustainability isn't a trend - it's the cornerstone of our ancestors' teachings.”
“Sustainability requires that we demand enduring quality. Steve Strong has a slide presentation pointing out that much of Oxford was built 800 years ago. What are we building today that will be here 800 years from now? If something like that emerged from this recession, it would help justify the hardship so many people are currently experiencing.”
“Sustainability takes forever. And that's the point.”
“Sustainability: It's the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do, it's the profitable thing to do.”
“Sustainable business practices are the key to future proof current businesses.”
“Sustainable change, after all, depends not upon compliance with external mandates or blind adherence to regulation, but rather upon the pursuit of the greater good.”
“Sustainable decisions are born out of situational awareness, not emotional impulses.”
“Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin”
“Sustainable development is a fundamental break that's going to reshuffle the entire deck. There are companies today that are going to dominate in the future simply because they understand that.”
“Sustainable development is a process which enables all people to realise their potential and to improve their quality of life in ways which protect and enhance the Earth's life support systems”
“Sustainable development is a proven catalyst for Xerox innovation.”
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
“Sustainable development is not an option! It is the only path that allows all of humanity to share a decent life on this, one planet. Rio+20 gives our generation the opportunity to choose this path.”
“Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.”
“Sustainable development: Holding our world in trust for our children”
“Sustainable development: Meeting present needs without compromising the stock of natural resources remaining for future generations. In terms of buildings, it implies resource efficiency, minimum energy use, flexibility and long life”
“Sustainable discipleship is not just about short-term gains, it's about long-term growth and transformation that lasts a lifetime.”
Source: The Art and Science of Discipleship: Evidence-Based Strategies to Empowering Leaders for Sustainable Ministry
“Sustainable energy + food security + healthy environment = full employment + better future.”
“Sustainable energy is the equivalent of the U.S. moon shot.”
“Sustainable farms are to today's headlong rush toward global destruction what the monasteries were to the Dark Ages: places to preserve human skills and crafts until some semblance of common sense and common purpose returns to the public mind.”
Source: Living at Nature's Pace: Farming and the American Dream
“Sustainable financing is a symphony where risk management and performance measurements compose the harmonies of profit and purpose.”
Source: Responsible Financing
“Sustainable financing is the measure of prosperity, not just in financial terms, but non-financial as well, for people, planet and prosperity of both.”
Source: Responsible Financing
“Sustainable Foods = Sustainable Health = Sustainable Life = Victory”
“Sustainable growth is characterized by one simple rule: New customers come from the actions of past customers.”
Source: The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
“Sustainable happiness is important, because it not only elevate our own wellbeing locally, but also contributes to collective global flourishing.”
Source: Are We Happy Yet?: Eight Keys to Unlocking a Joyful Life
“Sustainable leadership does no harm to and actively improves the surrounding environment.”
Source: Sustainable Leadership
“Sustainable leadership does not compromise the future by expanding and accelerating too quickly in the present.”
“Sustainable life is Victory.”
“Sustainable Life = Victory”
“sustainable," like "green" and "organic," is an easily corruptible concept that, not surprisingly, has been willfully corrupted by people who would very much like to sell you a hybrid SUV or an Energy Star-rated flat-screen TV with no money down and zero percent interest for 60 months. There is very little about agriculture that is truly sustainable. At its core, agriculture is a human manipulation of a natural process. Is there a version of agriculture that is truly sustainable? Probably so. Is there a version of agriculture that is truly sustainable and able to feed 7 billion people? Almost certainly not.”
Source: The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food
“Sustainable living is the key to unlocking a harmonious coexistence between humanity and the environment.”
“Sustainable- Nutritious Eating/Living has a Higher Purpose.”
“SUSTAINABLE PEACE IS POSSIBLE ONLY WITH WOMEN'S FULL PARTICIPATION, their perspectives, their leadership, their daily, equal presence wherever we seek to make and keep the peace.”
“Sustainable serenity, joy and fulfillment demand greater spiritual virtuosity, which is only found through deeper integration of conscience into the mix of one’s core intent.”
“Sustainable, simple living should be synonymous with resilience. There is nothing healthy, balanced, or resilient about the occasional “sugar-rush” in the shape of consumer-ventures or luxury holidays—which are needed in order to survive one’s stressful, busy daily life. I would even go as far as to rename the sustainable way of life—known as slow living or simple living—resilient living. The majority of the connotations currently linked to simple living are too lifeless and too monotonous to be inspiring and to contain longevity.”
Source: Anti-trend, Resilient Design and the Art of Sustainable Living
“Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects.”
“Sustainable transformation is driven by placing community needs above profit-driven motives, and wisdom above easy solutions.”
“Sustainable winning comes after setting foundations and that takes time.”
“Sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.”
“Sustained change only happens when we shift at an emotional rather than logical level.”
“Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of creative energy, and all you have to do is 'ride the wave'.”
Source: A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
“Sustained growth is required, particularly in the poorest regions, to catch up with decent living standards and to live a life of dignity, opportunity and hope.”