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Three Pillars of Sustainable Development

The three pillars of sustainable development are:
1. Economic Development is about providing incentives for businesses and other organizations to adhere to
sustainability guidelines beyond their normal legislative requirements. The supply and demand market is
consumerist in nature, and modern life requires a lot of resources every single day; economic development
is about giving people what they want without compromising quality of life, especially in the developing
world.
2. Social Development is about awareness of and legislation protection of the health of people from pollution
and other harmful activities of business. It deals with encouraging people to participate in environmental
sustainability and teaching them about the effects of environmental protection as well as warning of the
dangers if we cannot achieve our goals.
3. Environmental Protection is the need to protect the environment, whether the concept of 4 R’s (reduce,
Recycle, Recover, and Reuse) are being achieved or not. Businesses that are able to keep their carbon
emissions low is toward environmental development. Environmental protection is the third pillar and, to
many, the primary concern of the future of humanity.

It defines how to protect ecosystems, air quality, integrity, and sustainability of our resources and focuses on
the elements that place stress on the environment. It also concerns how technology will drive our greener
future; and that developing technology is key to this sustainability and protecting the environment of the
future from potential damage that technological advances could potentially bring.

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In 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development met to discuss and develop a set
of goals to acknowledge the concept of nature having certain rights, that people have stewardship of the
world, and the importance of putting people at the forefront of solving these global issues.

PROBLEMS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The challenges for development are multiple and complex. The global economy is changing; it will experience a
structural transformation in next few years. The dilemma of sustainable development lies in the challenges for
economic growth and development that are directly linked to the immense risk of climate change.

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