The term sustainable, enduring or sustainable development is applied to socio-economic development and was formalized for the first time in the document known as the Brundtland Report (1987), the result of the work of the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development, created in the United Nations Assembly in 1983. Said definition would be assumed in Principle 3 of the Rio Declaration (1992)
Satisfy the needs of present generations without compromising the possibilities of future generations to meet their own needs.
Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission): Our Common Future
The field of sustainable development can be conceptually divided into three parts: environmental, economic and social. The social aspect is considered due to the relationship between social welfare with the environment and economic prosperity. The triple bottom line is a set of performance indicators for an organization in all three areas.
The needs of society such as food, clothing, housing and work must be met, because if poverty is habitual, the world will be headed for catastrophes of various kinds, including ecological ones. Likewise, development and social well-being are limited by the technological level, the resources of the environment and the capacity of the environment to absorb the effects of human activity. Faced with this situation, the possibility of improving technology and social organization is raised so that the environment can recover at the same rate that is affected by human activity.
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