VM ZINC® and sustainable development "VM ZINC® and sustainable development" refers to all our environmental data, because when we think about protecting the environment, we must refer to "restoring the ecological, economic and social balance between generations and regions", which is to say "sustainable development". The environmental quality processes or standards in the building industry are designed to reduce the environmental, health, economic and/or social impacts of this sector. In other words, they contribute to sustainable development in the building industry.

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Today, only 20 % of the world's population consumes almost 86% of the planet's resources! If the developing countries adopted the development model of the developed countries, the earth would not be able to produce enough resources…

Definition

Sustainable development is development which "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (UN Brundland Report, 1987).