| Sustainable
Development |
Traditional
Approaches |
| Solution
focused |
Problem
focused |
| Positive,
hopeful, active, energetic, empowered |
Negative,
gloomy, overwhelmed, helpless, powerless |
| Everyone
has a role to play |
In the
hands of others |
| Inclusive,
consultative, networks |
Exclusive,
divisive, on your own |
| Interactive,
strategic, organic, systems thinking |
Single
issue, reductionist, mechanistic thinking |
| Win-Win
Solutions |
Win-Lose,
Lose-Lose |
| Innovative,
dynamic |
Traditional,
static |
| Short,
medium & longer-term timeframes |
Short
term |
| Abundance |
Poverty |
| Projects
based on values, principles and practice |
Theory
without projects or projects without values and principles |
| Reflective,
action learning, open |
Linear,
non-reflective, closed |
| Forward
looking |
Backward
looking |
Sustainability
Feedback loops to maintain, re-new and build resources, capacity, energy
and enthusiasm |
Unsustainable
One way flow: ultimately depleting |
| Development,
improvement |
Maintain
status quo |
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here
for the Water Corporation's Principles
and Values
The Guiding
Principles (from
the WA
Sustainability Strategy)
-
decision-making
processes should effectively integrate both long and short-term economic,
environmental, social and equity considerations
-
where
there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, lack of
full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing
measures to prevent environmental degradation
-
the
global dimension of environmental impacts of actions and policies should be
recognised and considered
-
the
need to develop a strong, growing and diversified economy which can enhance
the capacity for environmental protection
should be recognised
-
the
need to maintain and enhance international competitiveness in an
environmentally sound manner should be recognised
-
cost-effective
and flexible policy instruments should be adopted, such as improved
valuation, pricing and incentive mechanisms
-
decisions
and actions should provide for broad community involvement on issues which
affect them.
These guiding
principles and core objectives need to be considered as a package. No
objective or principle should predominate
over the others. A balanced approach is required that takes into account all
these objectives and principles
to pursue the goal of ESD.
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here
for the Water Corporations Business Principles &
Processes based on sustainability
Water
Corporation Applied Sustainability Principles
Economic:
Long
term financial viability and economic
contribution to community
Environmental:
Conserve
and restore ecological Integrity
Social:
Respect,
nurture and develop people and communities
Impact:
Decisions
informed by best technical and scientific information
and managed for adaptation
Governance:
Integrate
into decision making
Balanced:
Active
preservation and improvement
Engagement:
Stakeholder
consultation early in the decision making
Transparency:
Access
to information on issues of sustainability
July
2004
Source:
Water Corporation Annual Report 2004 / 05 Appendix
2
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