The Year the World Bank Fused Sustainable Development with Its Goals for the Future
by The Daily Eye Team January 4 2014, 2:48 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 28 secsThe World Bank Group set two ambitious goals in 2013, and in the process made clear that one concept will underlie its actions toward both: sustainability.
“Ending extreme poverty within a generation and promoting shared prosperity must be achieved in such a way as to be sustainable over time and across generations,” the goals document reads. “This requires promoting environmental, social, and fiscal sustainability. We need to secure the long-term future of our planet and its resources so future generations do not find themselves in a wasteland.”