sustainable

/səˈsteɪnəbəl/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, environmental, expert, good, green, stable

The company adopted green sustainable practices to reduce its carbon footprint.

VERB + SUSTAINABLE

asserted, concerned, demand, enable, isn't, model, promote, told

The new policies demand sustainable practices from all manufacturing companies.

SUSTAINABLE + NOUN

agriculture, development, dinners, economy, elitist, food, goals, heritage

Many farmers are switching to sustainable agriculture to protect their soil and reduce chemical use.

PREP.

about, in, in, through

We need to think more carefully about sustainable farming practices for future generations.

ADV.

really

We need to find ways to really make our business practices more sustainable.

Definitions

adj

Able to be sustained.

Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.

sustainable economy

In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).

noun

A renewable energy source.

It has only been in the last 20 years that the long-term trend away from fossil fuels and toward nuclear energy and sustainables has intensified.

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sustainable economy

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In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).

Wiktionary

Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.

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It has only been in the last 20 years that the long-term trend away from fossil fuels and toward nuclear energy and sustainables has intensified.

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I like recycling the wall. I do sustainable translation.

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I mainly participated in the working group "environmental protection and sustainable agriculture".

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