Trends in sustainable development

Since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and the subsequent World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, significant efforts have been made in pursuit of sustainable development. At the political level, sustainable development has grown from being a movement mostly focusing on environmental concerns to a widely recognized framework utilized by individuals, governments, corporations and civil society that attempts to balance economic, social, environmental and inter-generational concerns in decision-making and actions at all levels. This report highlights key developments and recent trends in sustainable development, covering the four themes: chemicals, mining, transport and waste management.