Advertisement

Advertisement

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.



Discover More

Word History and Origins

Discover More

Example Sentences

I think we’ve been okay at bringing women and minorities into the firm, but I don’t think we’ve created the environment that creates the sustainability of them wanting to be there.

From Fortune

She studies sustainability — how to use resources so they are available in the future — at Arizona State University in Tempe.

Solarpunk is gorgeous by most measures and serves as an umbrella term for an aesthetic and ideology that emphasizes biomimicry, greenery, and mind-blowing architectonic structures built to enable sustainability and self-sufficiency.

Thrilling recently launched a collaboration with Banana Republic to promote sustainability in fashion.

From Fortune

It’s by including people of color in sustainability conversations that Matthews thinks that efforts to improve infrastructure will make a difference.

From Fortune

The next step toward greater sustainability would be to turn those solar canopies into fueling stations.

But increasingly, when it comes to energy use and sustainability, parking lots are actually becoming part of the solution.

Michelle also advanced an aggressive policy agenda combining accountability with parent choice and fiscal sustainability.

The CleanTech Open Global Forum, where they won the National Sustainability award in 2013, has lauded his proprietary system.

But the New Year is also about planning ahead, refining a longer-term vision of balance and sustainability.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


sustainsustainable