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What does sustainability in the business environment really mean? The concept has evolved from a vague goal to "save the planet" to become a strategic imperative for business to enhance performance across many dimensions. We live in an age of increasing corporate accountability and if a business expects to survive for the long term, it must adhere to ever higher standards of behavior and continuously develop more sustainable ways of doing business.

Sustainability. --- Corporations --- Environmental aspects. --- sustainability --- precautionary principle --- corporate accountability --- environmental movement --- green washing --- triple bottom line --- sustainable business operations --- sustainable innovation --- sustainable supply chain --- cradle-to-cradle design --- life cycle assessment --- corporate reporting systems --- the global reporting initiative --- the global compact --- the carbon disclosure project --- carbon footprint --- water footprint --- indices on sustainability --- transparency --- stakeholder theory