Official definitions for SD, GE, GG>
Sustainable Development (UN WCED):
The ability to make development sustainable to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Green Economy (UNEP):
Economy that results in human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing
environmental risks and ecological scarcities, which is low carbon, resource efficient and socially
inclusive.
Green Growth Strategy (OECD):
Green growth means fostering economic growth and development while ensuring that natural assets
continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which our well-being relies. To do
this it must catalyze investment and innovation which will underpin sustained growth and give rise
to new economic opportunities.
Low Carbon & Green Growth (Korea):
The term “green growth” means growth achieved by saving and using energy and resources
efficiently to reduce climate change and damage to the environment, securing new growth engines
through research and development of green technology, creating new job opportunities, and
achieving harmony between the economy and environment. (Law on Green Growth, Article 2