sustainability

American  

[suh-stey-nuh-bil-i-tee] / səˌsteɪ nəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

1. the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.

2. Environmental Science. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance.

   The committee is developing sustainability standards for products that use energy.

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Etymology

Origin of sustainability

sustain + -ability

Example Sentences

During the planning process a number of concerns were raised about its planned location, sustainability, scale and impact on the view and ecology.

From BBC

United's ability to spend their way out of their troubles is beginning to be squeezed by financial sustainability rules.

From Barron's

The NBA and Sands China Limited will also host youth clinics, a fan area and social impact programs on health, wellness and sustainability.

From Barron's

It calls for the sustainability of public finances to be restored, adding efforts previously taken to control such finances by the Treasury were "limited and hands-off".

From BBC

While technical challenges remain, Gu believes that continued development, along with collaboration with plastic manufacturers focused on sustainability, could bring this chemistry into everyday products.

From Science Daily