Intel Blog

As humans, we depend entirely on the state of the environment for our survival. The environment is designed to support life, if and only if we take responsibility to be good stewards of the natural and environmental resources. In as much as we have a right to utilize these resources to meet our social, economic and cultural needs, we must not forget that the same is true for future generations. So sustainability really helps us go beyond appreciating the link between our economy, society and environment to include safeguards that aims at promoting good stewardship by requiring responsibility at a personal, organizational, local, national and international levels. By definition, sustainability is meeting the current needs of humans without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs in terms of natural, social and economic resources. Critics mainly discredit sustainability because;

• It basically assumes that nature and the environment are limited resources and must be protected by utilizing its resources realistically.
• It is only an attempt to secure present needs without compromising future generations.
• It draws from a broad and diverse scope of disciplines like economics, philosophy, politics, natural sciences, engineering and among others.
• It mainly focuses on equal economic growth in wealth creation, without harming the environment.
• It is used to promote causes related to social development and peace seeking in conflict ridden communities and cultures, mainly to enhance the quality of life, health and education.