Sustainability is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings, published semimonthly online by MDPI.

Three visual representations of sustainability and its three dimensions. The left image shows sustainability as three intersecting circles. The top right is a nested approach where social and …

Nov 28, 2025 · Sustainability is the long-term viability of a community, set of social institutions, or societal practice. Sustainablity is usually understood as a form of intergenerational ethics that …

Sep 21, 2025 · Sustainability is the ability to maintain or support economic, environmental, or social processes over time without depleting natural resources.

Oct 26, 2022 · Why Is Sustainability Important? So far, we’ve discussed the different ways that sustainability is defined and the tools and metrics we have developed on a global scale to measure …

Sep 23, 2025 · To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.

The most often quoted definition comes from the UN World Commission on Environment and Development: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without …