Did you know that recycling a single 330 ml aluminium drink can save enough energy to power a TV for over 3 hours? Have you ever considered making some changes to improve your situation? Sustainability is the basic core essence of facing current and future global challenges, not only those related to the environment. Thus, these 15 Sustainability Quotes will support and help you through the process if you’re ready to make some changes. Let’s dive in!
- “Sustainability is the key to our survival on this planet and will also determine success on all levels.” – Shari Arison (American-Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist)
- “We’ve been given a warning by science and a wake-up call by nature; it is up to us now to heed them.” – Bill McKibben (Co-founder of 350.org)
- “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi (Indian lawyer and political ethicist)
- “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw (Irish playwright and critic)
- “At its core, the issue of a clean environment is a matter of public health.” – Gina McCarthy (Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
- “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.” – Thomas Fuller (Historian)
- “The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.” – Ross Perot (Business magnate, politician, and philanthropist)
- “We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.” – Barack Obama (Former President of USA)
- “We all have a social responsibility and have to be mindful of what we do and say.” – Aja Brown (American politician)
- “Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It’s about doing more good.” – Jochen Zeitz (President, CEO and chairman of Harley-Davidson)
- “Reducing our levels of consumption will not be a sacrifice but a bonus if we simply redefine the meaning of the word ‘success.’” – David Wann (Author)
- “One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” – Leo Tolstoy (Russian writer)
- “Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.” – Dr. Edward O. Wilson (American biologist, naturalist and writer)
- “Sustainability is a part of our ‘rise’ philosophy. You cannot rise if you take more from the community than you put back.” – Anand Mahindra (Chairman of Mahindra)
- “There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.” – Marshall McLuhan (Canadian philosopher)
In these 15 Sustainability Quotes, we have explored the perspectives of successful figures from various fields. However, what occurs when one lives a sustainable life? The consequence could be ensuring that the planet’s resources last as long as possible, ideally forever, and making healthier choices for future generations. Are you prepared to sow seeds for the future? If not now, then when?
