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Beyond the 3R's: 6R Concepts for Next Generation Manufacturing:

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Sustainability: Definitions• “Sustainability” means different things to different people• There is no universally acceptable definition <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> term“sustainability”, but <strong>the</strong> most commonly known definitioncomes from <strong>the</strong> 1987 U.N. Brundtland Commission headedby Dr. Gro Harlem Bruntland:Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland“ Meeting <strong>the</strong> needs of present without compromising<strong>the</strong> ability of future generations to meet <strong>the</strong>ir ownneeds”• Some of <strong>the</strong> most commonly known sustainability termsare:(a) Environmental Sustainability(b) Economic Sustainability(c) Societal SustainabilityResearch Institute <strong>for</strong> Sustainability EngineeringCollege of EngineeringLexington, KY 40506-0108, USACopyright © 2008 by Dr. I. S. Jawahir, University of KentuckyUNIVERSITY OFKENTUCKY

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