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Session 2

Importance of Sustainable Development

Sustainable development recognises that growth must be both inclusive and environmentally sound to reduce
poverty and build shared prosperity for today’s population and to continue to meet the needs of future generations.
It is efficient with resources and carefully planned to deliver both immediate and long-term benefits for people,
the planet, and prosperity. The three pillars of sustainable development — economic growth, environmental
stewardship, and social inclusion carry across all sectors of development, from cities facing rapid urbanisation
to agriculture, infrastructure, energy development and use, water availability, and transportation.

Three Pillars of Sustainable Development
Many of these objectives may seem to conflict with each other in the short term. For example, industrial growth
might conflict with preserving natural resources. Yet, in the long term, responsible use of natural resources now
will help ensure that there are resources available for sustained industrial growth far into the future. Let’s learn
about these three pillars of sustainable development.
1. Economic Development is about providing incentives for businesses and other organisations 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 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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