Ed note. Commentary below comes via Project Syndicate, and is reprinted here with permission. Author David Griggs is Director of the Monash Sustainability Institute (MSI) in Australia. Emphasis added.

There are as many definitions of sustainability as there are people who care about the issue. Platitudes about environmental degradation almost always include the word “sustainability” and now it has ...

The Seattle Times editorial board wants our government to promote “sustainable” aviation fuels [“Pass sustainable aviation fuels bill to combat climate crisis,” March 30, Opinion.] It then lists ...

Correspondence between the SEC Staff and an ESG-focused ETF sponsor shows that we are still struggling to define “Sustainable” and “ESG” for purposes of securities filings. Like other securities laws, ...

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France—After receiving an award for its 45-percent sustainable tire, Michelin is pushing for a "common and stringent definition" of what makes a material sustainable. On July 13, ...

The term "sustainable" has become so elastic that, ironically, its continued effectiveness as an indicator of vital issues may not be sustainable. In modern usage, it rose as shorthand to describe ...

ATLANTA — A proposed new standard that will provide minimum guidelines for green building practices is nearing completion. Applicable to new commercial buildings and major renovation projects, it will ...

The development and adoption of “sustainable chemistry” is hindered because agreement is lacking on what this term encompasses, according to a U.S. congressional report. In addition, there is no ...

Want some guilt-free burger with your fries? McDonald’s probably isn’t the place it get it. But this week, the fast food giant announced that it’s aiming to buy verified sustainable beef by 2016. The ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Despite its name, the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef is not so much an ...