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MENTAL MODEL · M3291

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

A development model that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It emphasizes the coordinated integration of economic development, social progress, and environmental protection, pursuing intergenerational equity and intra-generational equity.

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Long-term development framework. It provides a systematic approach to achieving coordinated economic, social, and environmental development. In corporate strategy, it helps integrate environmental and social responsibilities into business models, creating long-term competitive advantages through sustainable development.

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Development that overdraws environmental and intergenerational resources will ultimately be unsustainable. Sustainability requires the synergy of the triple bottom line (economic, social, environmental), ensuring that present needs do not compromise the ability of future generations (intergenerational equity) and fairness within the same generation.

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