Sustainability

The definition of Sustainability as: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs", is given by which of these reports?

• Oslo manual

• World Commission on Environment and Development report

• Brundtland report

• United Nations Guiding principles

The Brundtland Report, also called Our Common Future, is a publication released in 1987 by the ______________ that introduced the concept of sustainable development and described how it could be achieved.

This is a framework or theory that recommends that companies commit to focus on social and environmental concerns just as they do on profits. It posits that instead of one bottom line, there should be three: profit, people, and the planet.

• Triple Bottom Line (TBL)

• UNGPs

• Oslo Manual

• ETI

This is a tool to capture the social progress of regions based on social performance. The index measures the extent to which social needs of citizens are being fulfilled. It has three dimensions: basic human needs, foundations of wellbeing and opportunities.

• SPI

• HPI

• HDI

• EF

This index was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The dimensions of this indicator are: long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living

• SPI

• HDI

• HPI

• EPI

This indicator provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. Using 32 performance indicators across 11 issue categories, this indicator ranks 180 countries on environmental health and ecosystem vitality.

• HPI

• SPI

• ETI

• EPI

This indicator measures what matters: sustainable wellbeing for all. It tells us how well nations are doing at achieving long, happy, sustainable lives. Components of this indicator are: wellbeing, life expectancy, inequality of outcomes and ecological footprint.

• SPI

• ETI

• HPI

• HDI

Social Equity. Which of these are core priorities to address equity at the national level? (mark all the correct answers)

• Providing universal public services for fair treatment.

• Targeted action for disadvantaged groups.

• Social protection

• Redistribution (progressive taxation)

The UN was founded in the year_______

In what year was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed?

• 1945

• 1946

• 1947

• 1948