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Sustainable healthcare acknowledges all these dimensions of sustainability (environmental, economic and social, also called the 3 pillars of sustainability), delivering healthcare that does not damage the environment (either now or in the future), is economical and has a positive social impact. [4]
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health. To effectively control factors that may affect health, the requirements that must be met to create a healthy environment must be determined. [1]
Sustainability of a culture (human system) within its resources and environment; Sustainability of a specific stream of benefits or productivity (usually just an economic measure); and; Sustainability of a particular institution or project without additional assistance (institutionalization of an input).
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) launched in 1999, are a family of indices evaluating the sustainability performance of thousands of companies trading publicly, operated under a strategic partnership between S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM (Sustainable Asset Management) [1] of the S&P Dow Jones Indices.
The principal objective of sustainability indicators is to inform public policy-making as part of the process of sustainability governance. [14] Sustainability indicators can provide information on any aspect of the interplay between the environment and socio-economic activities. [15]
Globally, sustainable funds held $1.65 trillion in assets at the end of 2020. [86] ESG corporate reporting can be used by stakeholders to assess the material sustainability-related risks and opportunities relevant to an organization.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development COSA project focused on developing a thorough and rigorous cost benefit analysis of sustainability practices in the coffee sector via two primary outputs: a tool for assessing costs and benefits according to COSA-defined criteria and indicators, and training to enable stakeholders to ...
Sustainability is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal published by MDPI.It covers all aspects of sustainability studies.In September 2021 the journal was among the initial 13 journals included in the official Norwegian list of possibly predatory journals, known as level X. [1] In 2022 the Norwegian national publication committee and Finnish Publication Forum determined that ...