sustainability

/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

/-ətIi/ noun [U]

Definition

› ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES the idea that goods and services should be produced in ways that do not use resources that cannot be replaced and that do not damage the environment: The successful coffee chain promotes sustainability within the coffee-growing regions.

› the ability to continue at a particular level for a period of time: sustainability of sth Scepticism continues to exist about the sustainability of the economic recovery.

(Definition of sustainability noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)