CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management · Economic and Business Environment
Sustainable development, as popularly defined in the Brundtland Report, means development that:
Sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It balances economic growth with environmental protection and social equity, rather than pursuing growth at any cost or stopping industrial activity altogether.
- AMaximises current GDP growth regardless of resource use
- BMeets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needsCorrect
- CRestricts all industrial activity to protect forests
- DTransfers production to countries with weaker regulations
Explanation
The Brundtland definition stresses intergenerational equity: meeting present needs while preserving the capacity of future generations. Maximising GDP ignores resource limits, banning industry is not implied, and relocating to avoid regulation is an unethical practice, not sustainability.
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