At first glance, the suggestive power and
straightforwardness of Brundtland’s statement in 1987
“Sustainable development is development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs” (World
Commission on Environment and Development, 1987) [22]
might stem from the clarity of the context in which it was
embedded. Following Brundtland’s logic, for the OD
context this statement might imply that sustainability means
that solutions remain in place also and even after the OD
agents as sponsors as well as consultants and effectively all
project participants have exited the OD endeavor.