1. Sustainable Development
Lecturer: Jorma J. Imppola
Summer School 2015
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Seinäjoki
Finland

2. Lecture Content Definitions
Fundamental components of sustainable development
Sustainable consumption challenge

3. Sustainable development
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts:
the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and
the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organisation on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs.

4. Fundamental components of sustainable development
The Brundtland Report highlighted the three fundamental components of sustainable development, the environment, the economy and society, and highlighted a number of major proposals for sustainable development:
Environment
We should conserve and enhance our resource base, by gradually changing the ways in which we develop and use technologies.
Economic growth
Economic growth should be revived and developing nations should be allowed a growth of equal quality to the developed nations.
Social equity
Developing nations must be allowed to meet their basic needs of employment, food, energy, water and sanitation. If this is to be done in a sustainable manner, then there is a definite need for a sustainable level of population.

5. Fundamental components of sustainable development
Selection of packing materials
Metal
Glass
Plastics
Fibre (paper, cardboard)
Timber
Combined materials
Recycling
Existing infrastructure
Sorting
Costs vs. value

7. Sustainable consumption challenge

8. Sustainable consumption challenge

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