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The Sustainable Procurement Guide Procuring Sustainably Using BS 8903

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Sustainability is a broad concept examining how societies live, interact and
operate. It means trying to find ways for humankind to live, work and play that
do not interfere with nature’s inherent ability to sustain life. It considers our
economic, social and environmental needs and involves taking responsibility for
the local, regional and global impacts of our way of life. It also requires that we
take a longer-term view when making decisions to ensure meeting our own
needs does not compromise the needs of others both today and for future
generations.
We now have greater understanding of the impacts of human activity on our
environment. We recognize that if we carry on living the way we do and change
nothing, then the impacts will be beyond what the planet can currently support.
While consumption and pollution varies widely between regions, if everyone
lived as we do in the UK we would need three planets’ worth of resources to
support us.1 Sustainability is about acknowledging that we need to learn to live
within a fair share of the earth’s resources and changing our behaviours to
enable us to so. It is also about everybody’s right to be treated with respect and
enjoy a decent standard of living.

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: ., 2011

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1-216

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English

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978-0-580-69861-3

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The Sustainable Procurement Guide Procuring Sustai

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