Environment Sustainability - Report

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
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1ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Abstract
The report on environmental sustainability revolves around the energy consumption and
climate change. The urbanization is identified as one of the culprit of energy consumption.
On the contrary, urbanization cannot be stopped as it fulfill the people`s basic need to provide
shelter. The idea of sustainability came from this as sustainability relies on the concept of
fulfilling people`s need without compromising the opportunity of the future generation. The
report discuss and give a basic idea of energy consumption and climate change, triple bottom
line and sustainable development and sustainable construction, which is found suitable for the
society and ecologically balanced environment. The report also provides a sample report
drafted on the concept of the Global Reporting Initiative`s. The report concludes with facts of
global warming and the possible measures to mitigate the energy consumption by the
building sectors.

2ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................3
Discussion......................................................................................................................3
Environmental Sustainability.....................................................................................3
Energy Consumption..................................................................................................5
Triple Bottom Line (TBL).........................................................................................6
Sustainable Development...........................................................................................7
Relationship between TBL and Sustainable Development........................................7
Significance of TBL in Sustainable Development.....................................................9
Concept and Significance of Sustainable Construction...........................................10
Sustainability Report of a Hypothetical Company...................................................11
Challenges and Issues in Reporting Sustainability..................................................14
Conclusion....................................................................................................................15
References....................................................................................................................17

3ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Introduction
The scarcity of energy resources is evident since 20th century, hence needed an
alternative model to restore the natural sources. The natural sources of energy, like,
petroleum, coal, natural source of gas. The excess use of natural energy started giving alarm
and there is a need to restore it. Humans are the primary users of these natural sources of
energy. The usage of energy started when humans learnt to use fire, gradually with the
expansion of harvesting field and urbanization the deforestation occurred1. This event
gradually affected the air. The excess use of natural resources of energy started affecting the
opportunity of the future generation. To reduce the wastage of the natural energy and
environmental pollution environmental sustainability is essential. Environmental
sustainability defines as to build ecological buildings and conscious community who will
know the importance of energy restoration after fulfilling the need. This report deals with the
importance of environmental sustainability. The primary focus of the report is to give an
outline of the triple bottom development and sustainable development. The report gives a
details idea of the pollution and energy consumption caused by the construction company and
lastly, gives a report of an Australian construction company based on the sustainability
development.
1 Moldan, Bedřich, Svatava Janoušková, and Tomáš Hák. "How to understand and measure environmental
sustainability: Indicators and targets." Ecological Indicators 17 (2012): 4-13.