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Social and environmental sustainability

Goal Three of the Economic Development Plan�s is a vision for economic development that is both socially and environmentally sustainable. There is a strong business case for social and environmental sustainability.

Growing public awareness of social and environmental issues is driving changes in the products and services that consumers buy, how companies do business and how investment decisions are made¹.

What does social sustainability mean in Tasmania?
What does environmental sustainability mean in Tasmania?

To view a printable version of Goal three: social and environmental stability click here.

¹ www.ifc.org/sustainability

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