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Natural Step Principles

The Natural Step framework provides a way for leaders to see "risks" as new opportunities for success. These include the following, and you can read more about each at The Natural Step Website

In order for a society to be sustainable:

  1. Nature's functions and diversity are not systematically subject to increasing concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth's crust.
  2. Nature's functions and diversity are not systematically subject to increasing concentrations of substances produced by society.
  3. Nature's functions and diversity are not systematically impoverished by physical displacement, over-harvesting, or other forms of ecosystem manipulation.
  4. People are not subject to conditions that systematically undermine their capacity to meet their needs.

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