We recognize a learning organization or community as both means and ends in
terms of sustainability. We are guided by the Earth Charter Initiative (2000) that seeks
a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights,
economic justice, and a culture of peace. A sustainable learning organization or
community works together with these capacities, and to achieve these ends,
recognizing that the organization/community itself is a component of the much larger
“sustainable global society” that depends on collective efforts and goals. We are also
guided by the World Summit of the United Nations General Assembly (2005), which
seeks the reconciliation of environmental, social and economic demands as the “three
pillars” of sustainability. This position is generally referred to in the learning
organization literature as “Triple Bottom Line Sustainability” (TBL) since these three
pillars are mutually reinforcing rather than mutually exclusive.