Social Sustainability

A discussion with Harsha Saxena of the International Institute of Corporate Social Responsibility about the meaning and possibilities of social sustainability. Sustainability involves a lot more than just environmental aspects. Importantly, the angle of equality – and inequality – has a major role to play in seeking paths forward that make life styles more sustainable. The choices made need to include all and particularly those less represented and least visible in policy discussions.

Following a long determined path, human rights have forged their way into these discussions and many policies, particularly those by the European Union, are specifically integrating human rights obligations into sustainability measures: