Sustainability and Ethics : A Review

Authors

  • Niranjan Dev Bharadwaj  Environmental Chemist , Advanced Environmental Testing and Research Lab Pvt. Ltd., Gwalior, India
  • Rajesh Jain  Technical Manager, Advanced Environmental Testing and Research Lab Pvt. Ltd., Gwalior, India
  • Dinesh Uchchariya  Head of Water Section and Deputy Technical Manager, Advanced Environmental Testing and Research Lab Pvt. Ltd., Gwalior, India
  • Arvind Kumar Sharma  Head of Microbiological Section and Quality Manager, Advanced Environmental Testing and Research Lab Pvt. Ltd., Gwalior, India

Keywords:

Sustainability, Ethics ,Sustainable Development

Abstract

The decisions that we make and the actions that we take have an immediate and undeviating impact on the lives and livelihoods of billions of future humans .Everything that we do , our innovation , our technology , our social development , our learning etc along with a burden of various problems is what we will be handing to our upcoming generations . This paper focuses on the concept of Sustainability amalgamated with Ethics which can be applied practically to give equal say to the future. This paper underlines the moral responsibility that we have towards most of the people that are yet to born. It acknowledges various types of Ethics involved in the process of achieving Sustainability and also gives an introduction to the Ethical context of Sustainability along with the meanings and definitions of sustainability according to one’s own prospective. Ethics of Sustainability must be realized and understood to ensure a sustainable present and future.

References

  1. United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future (1987)
  2. Ethics of Sustainability Textbook , C.J.Kibert
  3. M. P. Golding, “Obligations to Future Generations,” Monist (January 1972)
  4. K..S. Shrader- Frechette? Science Policy, Ethics, and Economic Methodology (1981 )

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Published

2017-10-31

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Research Articles

How to Cite

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Niranjan Dev Bharadwaj, Rajesh Jain, Dinesh Uchchariya, Arvind Kumar Sharma, " Sustainability and Ethics : A Review, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 7, pp.614-617, September-October-2017.