Meaningful action on sustainability means the actions that will make the difference between a company surviving and growing into the future or it failing through a challenged licence to operate, dwindling markets, a deteriorating resource base or a crumbling society.
As climate deteriorates, resources are exhausted, and our over-populated world experiences conflict and disease, decisions will either become more rational (to meet the challenges) or more faith-based (to rationalize them away).
Equally, environmental sustainability is a fundamental determinant of the outcome of food production: a deteriorated resource base will inevitably undermine landscape productivity, and consequently have severe repercussions on human health and food security.
Its CEO had to cope with overseas customers, changing markets and deteriorating natural resources".
The sustainability of conventional rice systems is susceptible to water supply issues and deteriorating energy resources.
As a result, the natural quality of surface and groundwater resources has been dramatically deteriorated, groundwater resources have been overexploited in many areas, and the mobilizable conventional water resources have been almost mobilized (Economic, social and Environmental Concil 2014).
But, as Robert Naiman points out, even though McGovern/Jones amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act failed, the vote margin was so narrow (204-215) that it sent a strong signal to the president that Congress' patience with the constantly deteriorating and resource-hungry war was running out.
As in other sub-Saharan countries, higher temperatures and more frequent and severe droughts and floods in Uganda diminish food security, decrease the quantity and quality of water, and deteriorate natural resources.
The tunnel of Erik's nightmares — which gives the play its queasy final image — is one of deteriorating health, dwindling resources, and lost security.
