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

At Whirlpool’s Kitchen-Aid factory in Ohio, the company has found the system performs “even better than expected,” says Scot Blommel, Whirlpool senior manager of global sustainability.

From The Wall Street Journal

That will eventually make investors feel better about the sustainability of cloud capex heading into 2030, and that could help those stocks.

From Barron's

The rally in memory stocks was losing further steam Wednesday, as investors are seemingly worried about the sustainability of sky-high component prices.

From MarketWatch

Shares have been roughly flat over a six-month span, as investors look past upbeat earnings and worry about the sustainability of AI budgets.

From MarketWatch

Newcastle are Saudi-owned, but, given the club's financial constraints under profit and sustainability rules, such a signing is unlikely.

From BBC