I am very happy to share with you today, at least five scientific research works are going to be presented in two-days long ICNSEE 2022 conference including my today Keynote speech at 10:40 am where sustainability is a key.
Sustainability is a word which we hear quite often. However, we don’t often understand the extent of the deep meaning of sustainability. According to my understanding, sustainability is defined as “a course of plans and actions which do no harm in any way or in other form to other living entities in this universe - i.e., Achieving zero tolerance of harming”. In a broader sense, it includes how nature behaves and what are the natural laws, how natural systems work, how nature continues to be diverse, and planning to ensure the maintenance of everything required for the environment to remain in balance now and in the future. All these remain real challenges. To address these challenges, we need to understand and convince ourselves on one fundamental truth which is “Nature is perfect”. Thus consideration of this true fact is a requirement as an assumption for our study which is of course a valid assumption.
Now, if we considering this fact as a benchmark, we can standardize our theories, research art works, and state-of-the-art literature to safeguard our planet for the next generations, and forthcoming civilizations.
According to Mason (2019) and established literature, there are three core pillars of sustainability: economic development, social development, and environmental protection. Economic development refers to giving people what they wish for without negotiating the quality of life and reducing the financial weight of doing what is right. Social development is about the mindfulness and legal protection of human health from pollution and toxic activities of businesses and organizations, as well as upholding access to basic natural resources without compromising the quality of life. Environmental protection focuses on how ecosystems should be both studied and protected, and how technology can help ensure a greener future.
However, according my understanding, technological development is another pillar of sustainability. Technological development is about the development of a technology which is affordable, user friendly, non-destructive, and finally, environment friendly.
Considering the fact that our actual existence in this world is based on sustainability and thus future generations can live only if we understand sustainability in all its dimensions and ACT accordingly now.
Some efforts toward these directions are already been in place such as the reasons behind global agreement and moves towards a sustainable future through Energy Transition initiatives, reductions in global warming i.e., protocols on climate change etc. Such efforts are being addressed by allocating the largest budgets of the current USA Administration and other developed countries in the world. Another example I may report here for our thoughts such as EXPO 2020 was delayed by a year in Dubai which is exclusively focussed on sustainability.
Now, let me highlight what should be our roles as a living entity. Sustainability is the key in every aspect of securing a better future. From the beginning of the creation of human beings, humans rely on nature and natural resources for day-to-day needs, business, activities, and the survival. In general, In addition, nature is a great educator and source of knowledge. Sustainability is directly related to nature and natural resources. Therefore, ignoring sustainability can lead to toxic environments for the living entities in this planet and most importantly, to the collapse of the natural cycle of nature and natural resources.
Sustainability is important to study because it is directly or indirectly related to our daily life style and life cycle, not necessarily that someone should be an environmental scientist, technologist, economist and so on. For examples, students with business majors need to learn about sustainability because it aids in attractiveness to customers and in fulfilling corporate social responsibility.
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