WorksheetsThree Pillars of Sustainability
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
The 3 pillars of sustainability are:
Environment, climate change and technology
economic, environment and society
economic, climate change and society
environmental, social and financial
Sustainability is defined as
meeting our needs now by reducing, reusing and recycling.
Doing the right thing so that the environment is not damaged
A series of goals created by the United Nations, known as the SDGs, to help make the planet more sustainable
meeting our needs without harming the environment, people and the economy, now and in the future.
Another set of words to describe the 3 pillars of sustainability include
people, profit and planet
Profit, people and purpose
planet, profit and potential
People, planet and pollution
The economic pillar of sustainability is focused on
The economy
The amount of money people have
The ability to use resources in a way that businesses can still continue to use them into the future
How profitable businesses and government can be
The social pillar of sustainability is focused on
Society
The amount of social interaction people have
The ability to for people to exist in a way that they can continue to live the same way (or better) into the future
How much healthcare, money and education people can get
The environmental pillar of sustainability is focused on
The environment
The amount of natural environment there is
The ability to for people to interact with the environment to avoid damage and depletion of resources into the future
How many trees there are in the environment
Which is the least connected to environmental sustainability
clean water
air pollution
depletion of natural resources
healthcare
Which is the least connected to social sustainability
care for the elderly
climate change
education
healthcare
Which is the least connected to economic sustainability
Rise in income levels
GDP growth
Public transportation
poverty gap
What was the world's most sustainable city in 2018?
Singapore
Stockholm
Edinburgh
London
