Sustainability vocabulary

Sustainability vocabulary examples

Preview useful English words from this topic, then explore the interactive cards above for images and further practice.

• renewable

  noun

  A thing that is renewable; A renewable resource or source of energy.

• sustainability

  noun

  The ability to sustain something.; The ability to sustain a business in the long term, which is a state that is partly dependent on, but broader than, profitability today or in the short term; it involves aspects of a plausible path toward eventual profitability (as applies to a startup) and ecologic sustainability (for example, the long-term dependence of the timber/lumber industry on forest preservation and renewal, or of fisheries on viable fish stocks).