Sustainability
Everyone can decide how they want to live. Shaping society together starts by shaping our individual behaviour.
The past few decades have seen a growing concern among people about the impact modern living is having on the environment. Natural resources, such as oil, forests, and many raw materials, are being depleted, and pollution is increasing. In addition, the gap between rich and poor in the world has widened.
We now realise that we need to change the way we live to protect the environment, so that we can allow the entire population, of this and future generations, to have the same quality of life as we do now.
In other words, society must become sustainable. This means a fair share of wealth and resources for everyone now, while making sure that future generations will be able to achieve the same.
The Way We Live
Sustainability is a common sense approach to living in a way that does not waste resources, such as energy, or needlessly damage the world around us.
Making society sustainable means a lot more than trying to solve a few particular environmental problems. It is a broad approach to bringing society forward in a way that is both intelligent and morally sound. It is also a sensible way for us all to choose to live.
Sustainability involves everyone. If we decide on a sustainable approach to life, everyone should choose to be involved and to take an active part in shaping our society. The starting point for all of us is personal action, deciding for ourselves how we want to live.
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