There have been ongoing debates surrounding the interpretation of sustainable development. Even though there is some
progress towards a consensus on the meaning of sustainable development, relevant terminologies (e.g. sustainability and sustainable) have been misunderstood or overused (Waas et al., 2011). The lack of a consensus definition is due to its complex nature (Shriberg, 2000). Therefore, it is imperative to understand the core meanings of sustainable development (Jordan, 2008). On the other hand, Robinson (2004) argued that there are merits of constructive ambiguity of the term however processes have to be developed in order to make use of constructiveness by allowing “diversity to be
expressed without creating paralysis”. According to Waas et al. (2011), there are four overarching fundamental principles of