With the Treaty of Amsterdam, the EU adopted a “three-pillar” model of sustainability at the Copenhagen Summit. The model links sustainability to ecological, economic, and social issues. It ties the preservation of nature to the well-being of future generations, economic achievements, and social institutions.
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Further Readings:
- Pallemaerts, Marc, Martina Herodes, and Camilla Adelle. “Does the EU Sustainable Development Strategy Contribute to Environmental Policy Integration?” EPIGOV Paper no. 9. Berlin: Ecologic Institute for International and European Environmental Policy, 2007. View PDF
- United Nations Statistics Division. Handbook of National Accounting: Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting 2003. New York: UNSD, 2003. View PDF
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