Sustainability - the basics

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1. Bigger than a soundbite
Or at least anything that anyone 's come up with so far. It's big, deep and has many sides. This is a strength not a weakness.

2. Respect for future generations
They matter too. They have needs too. We can be mature enough to meet our own needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

3. The bigger picture
All of what we do, here and now, affects the planet we leave as home to our children. The world is interconnected in many ways. Just as an example, though there's more to it than this, a healthy economy isn't sustainable if we don't respect the environment and society. As part of the bigger picture local communities matter too.

4.Learning as we go
We're fairly new to acting responsibly to future generations, so there's still a bit of making it up as we go.

5. Tempted to panic
Some would say we've let the situation get seriously out of hand. We desperately need a sense of urgency. "How can you not mention global warming?"

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