Sustainable Quotes - page 7

Unilever, Nestle and SAB Miller are all taking a long-term approach to investing in sustainable resource consumption. Each is driving through better resource management, which is expected to yield positive returns in the future. (Jacob Rothschild)
Apart from the emergency aid we provide to alleviate the sufferings of victims of natural disasters, calamities and crises, we worked for transforming U.A.E.'s charity activities into an institutional activity with an aim of making them more effective and sustainable. View quote
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Fuel cells create a better automobile that's 50 percent more energy-efficient overall and sustainable from energy and safety perspectives. View quote
Larry Burns
As elected leaders, we must each recommit ourselves to work together toward putting our country on a prosperous, sustainable path and restoring Americas promise as a land of opportunity. View quote
Martha Roby
It's extremely hard to build a company with a product that everyone loves, is free and has no business model, and then to innovate a business model. I did that with Kazaa, had half a billion downloads but that wasn't a sustainable business. View quote
Niklas Zennstrom
I believe primary and secondary education is the bedrock of any sustainable society. View quote
Nita Ambani
The relationship between renewable energy sources and the communities we expect to host them must be appropriate and sustainable and, above all, acceptable to local people. View quote
Owen Paterson
Long-term sustainable change happens if people discover their own power. View quote
Pierre Omidyar
The system of creating opportunities for those who were by law excluded, you've got to do that. But you mustn't create a perception that the process is devoid of competitiveness... devoid of building a world class, sustainable black business community. View quote
Patrice Motsepe
Making sure that mothers are educated means we can lift more people out of poverty and build a more inclusive and sustainable society. View quote
Peng Liyuan
We will fight against any pro-nuclear power plan. And we will remind people that a change in the German nuclear consensus would stifle the development of sustainable energy and it would cost jobs. The SPD is the strongest among the opposition parties and we must take on this role with vigour. (Sigmar Gabriel)
In the coming years, if not sooner, social media will become a powerful tool that consumers will aggressively use to influence business attitudes and force companies into greater social responsibility - and, I suggest, move us towards a more sustainable practice of capitalism. View quote
Simon Mainwaring
I'm not suggesting that microbial cellulose is going to be a replacement for cotton, leather or other textile materials. But I do think it could be quite a smart and sustainable addition to our increasingly precious natural resources. View quote
Suzanne Lee
I have a soft spot for cashmere - even though that is not a particularly sustainable fabric, I do invest in quality, so it is sustainable in the sense that it is not just throwaway fashion and I keep it for a long, long time. View quote
Suzy Amis
Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place. View quote
Scott Peters
Over the past two years, the Obama Administration and USDA have worked to build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in rural America. At the center of our vision is an effort to increase domestic production and use of renewable energy. View quote
Thomas Vilsack
It's easy to complain that pharmaceutical companies place profits over people and apparently care more about hair loss than TB. However, many in the pharmaceutical industry would be glad for the opportunity to reorient their research toward medicines that are truly needed, provided only that such research is financially sustainable. View quote
Thomas Pogge
The goal should be to build a sustainable lifestyle business that does good for employees and customers - and that steadily builds wealth. View quote
Vivek Wadhwa
Research. Trial strategy. Debate. As a lawyer, these are the complex areas in which you thrive. But when it comes to building a sustainable business, your education-and experience-can't guarantee your success. View quote
Reza Torkzadeh
Civilization can never be sustainable. View quote
Derrick Jensen
Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance. (Ban Ki-moon)
The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution. View quote
Ban Ki-moon
The overriding paradox is that a democratic and vocational resistance to modernity, defined as the joint sovereignty of financial markets and public administration is the most efficient, competitive and sustainable modern position. The tragedy is that such a reasonable political position is unavailable within the mainstream of European politics, indeed there are those who argue that it would be illegal and an infringement of EU rules concerning competition. View quote
Maurice Glasman, Baron Glasman
First, there is no single sustainable model for national success. Second, the American model, which has indeed been successful, is not available to others, because our success depends greatly on our dominant position at the center of the global capitalist system, and we are not willing to yield it. View quote
George Soros
Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers. View quote
Tom Peters