The purpose for this guide it to share PVCC's commitment to sustainability.
Paradise Valley Community College will use the established Triple Bottom Line framework to support its development of a college sustainability plan. The Triple Bottom Line of sustainability, economic feasibility, environmental responsibility and social justice, is best seen as an interconnected web that ties together the individual strategic goals and objectives of the college. In order to achieve these goals, sustainability must be viewed as a core principle of our institution touches all areas of our organization. The graphic above is meant to illustrate how the Triple Bottom Line framework has been utilized to guide development of the plan.
A widely accepted definition of sustainability is to "...meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (Brundtland Commission, 1987)
Sustainability is not however solely about environmental stewardship. As seen by the diagram below, sustainability is truly about a “triple bottom line” that many corporations, institutions and governments are using for their guiding principles.
