Sustainable

Development
DECEREE B. CASTRO
Reporter
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 can be defined as
development that meets the
needs of the present without
compromising the ability of
future generations to meet
their own needs.

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SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
is the organizing principle for
meeting human development
goals while simultaneously
sustaining the ability of natural
systems to provide the natural
resources and ecosystem
services based upon which the
economy and society depend.
A. Sustainability
 The ability to exist constantly.
* To “maintain”
* To “support”
* To “endure”

*Three main pillars

* economic, environmental and social
referred to as us people, planet and
profits
https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
A. Sustainability
 People, the social equity bottom line
* Employees, the labor involved in a
corporation’s work, and the wider community
where a corporation does business.

 Planet, the environmental bottom line

* Natural capital bottom line refers to
sustainable environmental practices.
Profit, economic line
• Deals with the economic value created
by the organization after reducing the
cost of all profit.

• https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-capitalism
B. DEVELOPMENT
 refer to business such as business
development, career development, green
development, organizational or professional
development.

 process that creates growth, progress, positive

change or the addition of physical, economic,
environmental, social and demographic components.

https://sustain.Wisconsin.edu/sustainability/triple-bottom-line/
B. DEVELOPMENT
 is a process rather than an outcome: it is
dynamic in that it involves a change from
one state or condition to another.

 is not simply about the interactions between

human groups; it also involves the natural
environment. So, from another point of view,
development is about the conversion of natural
resources into cultural resources.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 According to United Nations (UN), sustainable
development has been defined as development
that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs and calls for
concerted efforts towards building an
inclusive, sustainable and resilient future for
people and planet.
https://ww.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/development-agenda/
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 For sustainable development to be achieved,
it is crucial to harmonize three core
elements: economic growth, social inclusion
and environmental protection. These
elements are interconnected and all are
crucial for the well-being of individuals and
societies.
https://ww.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/development-agenda/
 EDUCATION
for
Sustainable Development
DECEREE B. CASTRO
Reporter
UNESCO, 2005
Education is an
essential tool for achieving
sustainability.
Public awareness,
education and training are
necessary to move society
towards sustainability.
Education for Sustainable
Development (ESD) is the
use of education as a tool to
achieve sustainability:
Giving people knowledge
and skills for lifelong to
help them find new
solutions to their
environmental, economic
How can Education for Sustainable Development improve
the quality of education?
❖ ESD teaches individual how to make
decisions that consider the long-term
future of the economy, ecology and
equity of all communities.
❖ ESD mirrors concerns for education of
high quality, encouraging a holistic
interdisciplinary approach. It should be
locally relevant, stimulate critical
thinking and encourage the use of
problem solving techniques. In order to
create ESD programs all sector of
 Health Promotion Rural Development
Gender Equality

Key action themes for

education for sustainable
development
Sustainable Consumption Cultural Diversity

Peace and Human

Sustainable Development Security
GENDER EQUALITY
-Where each member of
the society respects others
and plays a role in which
they can fulfill their
potential
 Health Promotion
- School should act not only as
centers for academic learning, but also a
supportive venues for the provision of
essential health services, in collaboration
with parents and the community.
 Rural Development
-Education and training are
essential in addressing rural
poverty and ensuring
sustainable development in
these parts of the world.
 Cultural Diversity
- ESD aims at promoting teaching
which respects indigenous and
traditional knowledge, and encourages
the use of indigenous language in
education, the integration of worldviews
and perspective on sustainability into
education programs at all level.
Peace and Human Security
-Peace and Human security
are fundamental to human
dignity and development, the
sustainable development of any
culture is always endangered y a
situation of insecurity and
conflicts.
 Sustainable Development
-With responsible decision-
making, however, cities also hold
promising opportunities for social and
economic advancement and for
environmental improvement of local,
national, global levels.
 Sustainable Consumption
-Our choices as consumers today
will impact the way people will live
tomorrow. Sustainable consumption
means consuming goods and services
without harming the environment or
the society
 Being an Educator for Sustainable
Development
❖ Environmental Awareness
This program promotes environmental education, active
approaches to teaching-learning citizenship education, research
and exchange of experience internationally

❖ Competencies for the knowledge economy

The delineates the skills of knowledge workers and specifies
conditions to be met for lifelong learning at all.
 This is the moment when we must come
together to save this planet. Let us resolve
that we will leave our children a world where
the oceans rise and famine spreads and
terrible storms devastate our lands.
-BARACH OBAMA
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