environmental sustainability
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- noun
- /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
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sostenibilidad ambiental
- Many companies are now prioritizing environmental sustainability to ensure a healthier planet for future generations.
- ensure environmental sustainability
- promote environmental sustainability
- environmental sustainability and justice
DEI is diversity, equity, inclusion, OK ESG is environmental sustainability, governance.
- DEI is diversity, equity, inclusion, OK ESG is environmental sustainability, governance.
Examples
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The USA's influential role in the cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability of this country was apparent.
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Yet, most megacities have focused on economic growth with almost no consideration for environmental sustainability.
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Our goal at the end of the day is to create positive impact in environmental sustainability, social justice and human health.
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"The question is, which one of these models is actually going to bring us closer to environmental sustainability?
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At that point, there is a sharp increase in attention to environmental sustainability.
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Land use and built environments also impact community networks, economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social justice.
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In these activities, the organization advances environmental sustainability while meeting marketplace demands.
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Lessons from Bulgaria's energy sector are relevant to the global challenge of environmental sustainability.
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Students collaborated with a visiting scholar to write, produce, and perform a play focused on environmental sustainability.
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Goal 7 of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to "ensure environmental sustainability."
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Synonyms
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Protecting and carefully managing nature and natural resources
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The ability to continue over time without using up resources or causing harm
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Making businesses and services less harmful to the environment
How friendly something is to the environment
How Sustainable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
environmental + sustainability
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'environmental' (relating to the environment) + 'sustainability' (capacity to continue without causing harm), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to maintaining ecological balance over time. This noun–noun combination follows transparent compositional patterns and has clear cross‑linguistic parallels, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
Environmental sustainability joins environmental meaning nature and sustainability meaning keeping things going to create a simple image: people only take what they need from the land, like a farmer who picks some fruit but leaves seeds so the trees grow again. That's why it means 'using resources in a way that does not harm nature and that lets the planet keep providing for the future'.