A development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ is how sustainability is succinctly introduced in the Brundtland Report.
As a result of this report, which was published by the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987, the ‘Three Pillars of Sustainability’were developed:
Each of these pillars are holistically interconnected, so must not be viewed in isolation. Alongside these three pillars are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by all United Nations members in 2015, which are a useful framework to support all sectors, including the early years, to translate sustainability into everyday practice and life (see Case studies).
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