In 1987,The World Commission on Environment and Development published a report Our Common Future (The Brundtland Report) which brought the concept of sustainable development onto the international agenda. It also provided the most commonly used definition of sustainable development describing it as:
"Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
EcoAustralia Global Pty Ltd embraces this concept and has developed a working framework that encompasses the following:
Principles of sustainability:
~ Act sustainably in all activities wherever possible.
~ Actively promote sustainable practices.
~ Through education, promote behavioural change that
encourages sustainable practices.
~ Do not compromise future generations with
unsustainable activities.
~ Encourage alternatives and more sustainable solutions,
strategies and perspectives in addressing concepts, problems
or issues in business, government and communities.
Actions to sustainability:
~ Commit to maintaining and enhancing the integrity and bio-diversity of the natural environment
~ Use natural resources, such as water and land wisely and aim
to reduce consumption.
~ Refuse, reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
~ Understand the synergies between advances in technology
and
behavioural change to achieve sustainability.
~ Develop business strategies which promote good corporate
governance.
We commit to:
~ Embrace and develop new technologies for waste treatment and re-use
~ Seek the world's best partners for solutions to environmental problems
~ Promote environmentally sustainable business activities
~ Encourage respect for the environment and all people
~ Ensure long term successful relationships
~ Ensure profitability in all dealings