Sustainability

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Promoting environmentally and socially sustainable economic development in member countries is a crucial objective for the Commonwealth Secretariat.

The Secretariat supports the principles of the 1987 Brundtland Report which defines sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

To achieve this objective, our approach co-ordinates economic, environmental and social policies that aim to maintain and improve living standards for Commonwealth citizens.

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