How a remote district in

Manipur is taking sustainability

beyond lip service
The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) simplifies sustainability as: “Meeting our current
needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.” They
elaborate further by breaking down the approach to sustainability into environmental,
social and economic segments: “Environmental sustainability involves keeping the
planet’s ecosystems diverse and productive through good resource management, while
social sustainability focusses on areas such as social equity, health equity, community
development, human rights, labour rights and social justice. Economic sustainability
relates to the social and ecological consequences of economic activity.” Most people that
I meet socially or professionally come across focus on areas of food, energy, and waste.
Although the environmental aspect of sustainability is far more worked upon, written
and talked about, the critical link to it is a more human-centric (social) aspect, while
there is a need to also work on responsible businesses.

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Link- http://www.forbesindia.com/article/sustainability-special/how-a-remote-district-in-
manipur-is-taking-sustainability-beyond-lip-service/53827/1

KEY IDEA:

Sustainability needs to have a more holistic approach which would include environmental,
social and economic segments as well.