Sustainability is the process of living within the limits of available physical, natural, and social resources in ways that allow the living systems in which humans are embedded to thrive.
The 5Ps of sustainable development
People
End poverty and hunger in all forms, ensuring dignity and equality in a healthy environment.
Planet
Protect the planet from further degradation through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing natural resources, and taking urgent action on climate change.
Prosperity
Ensure that everyone can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social, and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature.
Peace
Foster peace, just and inclusive societies, which are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.
Partnership
Mobilize the means required to implement Agenda 2030 through a global partnership, based on global solidarity with participation from all countries, all stakeholders, and all people
17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations (UN) Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.
At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are intended to be met and completed by 2030. The SDGs are a call to all to foster social, economic, and cultural prosperity while simultaneously caring for and protecting the earth.
UFV has recently committed to aligning with the 17 SDGs to continue to be a more sustainable institution by signing the UN SDG Accord.
