sustainabilities
Capacities for endurance
Sustainabilities is the plural of sustainability, referring to multiple instances, types, or dimensions of practices that can be maintained long-term without depleting resources.
The plural typically appears in academic or policy contexts discussing different domains: environmental, economic, and social sustainabilities must be balanced.
Corporate reports may address various sustainabilities across operations, supply chains, and community relations.
Duration of existence
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- robustnessResistance to failure
endurance · permanence · stability · self-sufficiency · regeneration · threshold · futureproofing
Range of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- renewableCapable of restoration
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
climate · carbon · emissions · pollution · deforestation · wetlands · wildlife · reefs
Preventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- trusteeshipFiduciary guardianship position
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
responsibility · care · heritage · protection · legacy · ethic · commons
Capacity to succeed
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- prosperityGood fortune, success
equity · regenerative · long-term · investment · profitability · cost-benefit · livelihood · microfinance
How authority is exercised
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- transparencyState of being see-through
- reportingConveying documented information
metrics · benchmarking · ESG · stakeholder · certification · auditing · standards · disclosure
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- inclusionBeing made part
- diversityState of varied elements
- communityCollective of connected people
- justiceFair treatment under law
well-being · accessibility · intergenerational · indigenous · resilience · empowerment · participation · livelihoods
longevity
Duration of existence
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
robustness · endurance · permanence · stability · self-sufficiency · regeneration · threshold · futureproofing
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- renewableCapable of restoration
habitat · climate · carbon · emissions · pollution · deforestation · wetlands · wildlife · reefs · soil
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- trusteeshipFiduciary guardianship position
custodianship · responsibility · care · heritage · protection · legacy · ethic · commons
viability
Capacity to succeed
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
prosperity · equity · regenerative · long-term · investment · profitability · cost-benefit · livelihood · microfinance · inclusive
governance
How authority is exercised
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- transparencyState of being see-through
reporting · metrics · benchmarking · ESG · stakeholder · certification · auditing · standards · disclosure · CSR
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
justice · well-being · accessibility · intergenerational · indigenous · resilience · empowerment · participation · livelihoods · health
sustainabilitiestransience
Brevity of existence
temporariness · impermanence · ephemerality · short-termism · quick fixes
sustainabilitiesdepletions
Acts of using up
resource depletion · exhaustions · wastefulness · exploitations · environmental degradation
sustainabilitiescollapses
Suddenly falls inward
fragilities · instabilities · vulnerabilities · precariousness · brittleness
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