If we are to develop working models of global sustainability, we need to shift our thinking beyond environmental sustainability, and acknowledge the importance and interrelatedness of our social and cultural systems.

This doorway provides an overview of some significant developments around social and cultural sustainability. In relation to the environmental dimension, it is an emerging area, and its tools are less developed. Key Indicators, codes, legislation, initiatives and the ethics that have shaped social and cultural sustainability to date are included in this doorway.

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Consider the amount and type of packaging when choosing a product.

Air pollution in New Delhi is so heavy, that just breathing the air is comparable to smoking 10 to 20 cigarettes a day. (Source: The Global Development Research Center)