sustainable growth
Enduring economic development
Sustainable growth describes expansion that can be maintained over time without depleting resources or causing harm.
In environmental contexts, it means economic development that doesn't exhaust natural resources or damage ecosystems: The company committed to sustainable growth practices.
In business, it refers to a rate of growth a company can support without taking on excessive debt or overextending operations.
The phrase attempts to reconcile two concepts often seen as conflicting—growth and sustainability.
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- net zeroBalanced emissions state
- triple bottom lineBusiness accountability triad
- fair tradeEquitable exchange between parties
- living wageIncome covering necessities
fiscal responsibility · circular economy · slow fashion · equity · planetary boundaries · carbon neutrality · carbon footprint · resource allocation · social innovation · ethical investing · decoupling · poverty alleviation · generational wealth · triple helix · workforce development · economic stability · steady state · energy efficiency
- environmentair pollution, ecology, clean air, biosphere, air quality
- growthgrow, increase, increasing, expansion, expand
- economic developmenteconomic development, jobs, rural development, urbanization, job creation
- developmentprogress, advancement, expansion, improvement, enhancement
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- demographicspopulation density, age distribution, population, gender ratio, ethnic groups
sustainable growthboom-and-bust
Alternating expansion and contraction
bubble economy · speculative bubble · runaway growth · short-term gains · house of cards
sustainable growthresource depletion
Exhausting available materials gradually
environmental degradation · overconsumption · ecocide · pillaging · planned obsolescence
sustainable growtheconomic collapse
Catastrophic failure of finances
economic contraction · recession · stagnation · depression · collapse
growth, growing, sustain, sustained, grower, overgrown, sustainable, sustaining, growers