sustainability

[suh-stey-nuh-bil-i-tee]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sustainability¹

sustain + -ability

Example Sentences

Employees asked if ordering employees to drive into downtown Austin every day was in line with the company’s sustainability goals.

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Now, the school is focused on the financial stability and sustainability of its programs.

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She talks rapid-fire for eight straight minutes without interruption about sustainability as a personal project, ticking off all the ways she tries to be more eco-friendly in everything that she does.

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Some "positive tipping points" within human societies could speed the transition to sustainability.

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And he agreed with Kyle, who is now business secretary, that the Institute should focus on defence - but added it would continue with other projects themed around the environment, sustainability and health.

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