Source Word
sustainability
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
countable
uncountable
(ecology)
A
means
of
configuring
civilization
and
human
activity
so
that
society,
its
members
and
its
economies
are
able
to
meet
their
needs
and
express
their
greatest
potential
in
the
present,
while
preserving
biodiversity
and
natural
ecosystems,
planning
and
acting
for
the
ability
to
maintain
these
necessary
resources
for
future
generations.
Japanese Meaning
社会や経済活動が現代のニーズを満たすと同時に、生物多様性や自然な生態系を守り、将来世代のために必要な資源を維持できるような文明の在り方、すなわち「持続可能性」や「持続可能な開発」を意味する。
Sense（1）
(ecology)
A
means
of
configuring
civilization
and
human
activity
so
that
society,
its
members
and
its
economies
are
able
to
meet
their
needs
and
express
their
greatest
potential
in
the
present,
while
preserving
biodiversity
and
natural
ecosystems,
planning
and
acting
for
the
ability
to
maintain
these
necessary
resources
for
future
generations.
Sense（2）
(business)
The
ability
to
sustain
a
business
in
the
long
term,
which
is
a
state
that
is
partly
dependent
on,
but
broader
than,
profitability
today
or
in
the
short
term;
it
involves
aspects
of
a
plausible
path
toward
eventual
profitability
(as
applies
to
a
startup)
and
ecologic
sustainability
(for
example,
the
long-term
dependence
of
the
timber/lumber
industry
on
forest
preservation
and
renewal,
or
of
fisheries
on
viable
fish
stocks).
（ plural ）
