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Sustainability is a widely used term with somewhat fluid meanings.
 
Sustainability is a widely used term with somewhat fluid meanings.
 
Wood products are generally considered sustainable because:
 
Wood products are generally considered sustainable because:
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• wood absorbs and binds CO2, and
 
• wood absorbs and binds CO2, and
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• wood is a product of sustainable forest management.
 
• wood is a product of sustainable forest management.
 
In view of the complexity of sustainability, the above definition may be over-simplified. Let us take a closer look at the term.
 
In view of the complexity of sustainability, the above definition may be over-simplified. Let us take a closer look at the term.
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(1) The original definition of sustainability by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED):
 
(1) The original definition of sustainability by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED):
  
Im Jahr 1983 gründeten die Vereinten Nationen die WCED (World Commission on Environment and Development). Der Bericht (Brundtland-Bericht) der Kommission von 1987 „Unsere gemeinsame Zukunft“ prägte die weltweite Debatte über Entwicklungs- und Umweltpolitik maßgeblich sowie den heutigen Begriff der nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Hierbei ging es primär um den schonenden Umgang mit Natur und Ressourcen.  
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In 1983 the United Nations established the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). In 1987 the commission published a report entitled ‘Our Common Future’ (commonly known as the Brundtland Report), which marked the environment and development policies and set the guiding principles for sustainable development, which are primarily focused on sustainable management of nature and resources.
Nachhaltigkeit wurde auch im Sinne zukünftiger Generationen verstanden.
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Sustainable development was defined as “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. The above definition provided the UN’s Brundtland Report is still valid as the first formalization of sustainability. The idea of careful management of nature and resources was very early adopted by the German forest management.
Es soll, so hieß es, darauf geachtet werden, sich so zu verhalten, dass „die Bedürfnisse heutiger Generationen befriedigt  werden können, ohne die Chancen zukünftiger Generationen zu gefährden“. Der zentrale Ansatzpunkt hierfür ist aber der schonende Umgang mit den Ressourcen und mit der Umwelt. Die durch den Brundtlandt-Bericht der UN geprägte Definition nachhaltiger Entwicklung gilt heute als die ursprüngliche Definition von Nachhaltigkeit. Ihren Anfang nahm die Diskussion aber in der deutschen Forstwirtschaft.
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(2) The Three-Pillar Model
  
(2) Das 3-Säulen-Modell.  
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The European Commission of Inquiry has promoted the now-common sustainable development model that is based on three pillars: economic, environmental and social.
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The Commission set out the guiding principles of future-oriented sustainable development as consisting of three dimensions: the ecological, economic and social dimension. The ecological dimension is based on the following sustainability rules:
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(a) The rate of exploitation of natural resources should not exceed their regeneration or functional replacement rate.
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(b) Emissions should be kept at or below the waste-absorptive capacity of the environment.
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(c) Threats or unacceptable risks to people and the environment should be prevented.
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(d) The duration of human interventions in the environment must be balanced against the time nature needs to self-stabilise.
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On the one hand, sustainable development is concerned with the economic and social component, separated from the strong original ecological connotation. On the other hand, the studies of the ecological dimension show that in order to be truly sustainable, wood products need to reach beyond the benefits of CO2 storage and sustainable forest management.
  
Eine europäische Enquetekommission propagierte das heute oft verwendete 3-Säulenmodell der Nachhaltigkeit:
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(3) UN Sustainable Development Goals
Ökologie, Ökonomie, Soziales.
 
Die Kommission definierte für das Leitbild nachhaltiger zukunftsverträglicher Entwicklung drei Dimensionen, die ökologische, die ökonomische und die soziale Dimension. Für die ökologische Dimension wurden dabei folgende Managementregeln der Nachhaltigkeit formuliert:
 
a) Die Nutzung einer Ressource darf auf Dauer nicht größer sein als die Rate ihrer Erneuerung oder die Rate des Ersatzes ihrer Funktionen.
 
b) Die Freisetzung von Stoffen darf auf Dauer nicht größer sein als die Tragfähigkeit bzw. Aufnahmefähigkeit der Umwelt.
 
c) Gefahren und unvertretbare Risiken für Menschen und Umwelt sind zu vermeiden.
 
d) Das Zeitmaß menschlicher Eingriffe in die Umwelt muss in einem ausgewogenem Verhältnis zu der Zeit stehen, welche die Umwelt zur Selbststabilisierung benötigt.
 
Einerseits wird hier die Nachhaltigkeit durch die Postulierung einer ökonomischen und einer sozialen Komponente vom ursprünglichen ökologischen Fokus separiert. Gleichzeitig zeigen aber auch die für die ökologische Dimension formulierten Regeln, dass Nachhaltigkeit von Holzprodukten mehr umfassen muss als die Speicherung von CO2 und nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft.
 
  
(3) Die Entwicklungsziele der Vereinten Nationen
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Today, global sustainability action is normally associated with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDS), which summarise 17 main challenges presented in the above picture.
  
Heute werden im Sinne globaler Nachhaltigkeit zumeist die Entwicklungsziele der Vereinten Nationen herangezogen. Diese beinhalten 17 verschiedene Ziele, wie die Grafik verdeutlicht.
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[[Datei:UN_Goals-2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|UN Sustainable Development Goals]]
  
[[Datei:UN_Goals-2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|UN Entwicklungsziele]]
 
  
  
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Several of these 17 goals address the area of products. Sustainable products have to meet these goals; for wood products, the following are particularly relevant
  
Von diesen 17 Zielen sind bei der Betrachtung von Produkten verschiedene relevant und sollten bei umfassend nachhaltigen Produkten beachtet werden bzw. erfüllt sein. Im Hinblick auf (Holz-)Produkte bedeuten einige dieser Ziele folgendes:
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[[Datei:UN_goals_HVH.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The set of UN SDS relevant for wood products ]]
  
[[Datei:UN_goals_HVH.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Für die Nachhaltigkeit von Produkten relevante UN Entwicklungsziele]]
 
  
  
  
* Graue Energie der Vorketten von Produkten
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• Affordable and clean energy
* Klimaschutz in den Vorketten von Produkten
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• Climate action
* Schutz der Biodiversität in den Vorketten (an Land und im Wasser)
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• Conservation of biodiversity (on land and in water)
* Wassereffizienz der Vorketten von Produkten
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• Clean water and sanitation
* Resourceneffizienz der Vorketten von Produkten
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• Responsible consumption and production
* Sozial Fair hergestellte Produkte
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• Socially fair products 
* Gesunde Produkte
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• Good health and well-being
  
  
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Das Low Carbon Timber toolkit und die Instrumente von Holz von Hier berücksichtigen diese Aspekte direkt oder indirekt.
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The Low Carbon Timber toolkit and instruments are aimed at achieving these goals directly or indirectly.

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When are products sustainable?

Sustainability is a widely used term with somewhat fluid meanings. Wood products are generally considered sustainable because:

• wood absorbs and binds CO2, and

• wood is a product of sustainable forest management. In view of the complexity of sustainability, the above definition may be over-simplified. Let us take a closer look at the term.

(1) The original definition of sustainability by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED):

In 1983 the United Nations established the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). In 1987 the commission published a report entitled ‘Our Common Future’ (commonly known as the Brundtland Report), which marked the environment and development policies and set the guiding principles for sustainable development, which are primarily focused on sustainable management of nature and resources. Sustainable development was defined as “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. The above definition provided the UN’s Brundtland Report is still valid as the first formalization of sustainability. The idea of careful management of nature and resources was very early adopted by the German forest management.

(2) The Three-Pillar Model

The European Commission of Inquiry has promoted the now-common sustainable development model that is based on three pillars: economic, environmental and social. The Commission set out the guiding principles of future-oriented sustainable development as consisting of three dimensions: the ecological, economic and social dimension. The ecological dimension is based on the following sustainability rules: (a) The rate of exploitation of natural resources should not exceed their regeneration or functional replacement rate. (b) Emissions should be kept at or below the waste-absorptive capacity of the environment. (c) Threats or unacceptable risks to people and the environment should be prevented. (d) The duration of human interventions in the environment must be balanced against the time nature needs to self-stabilise. On the one hand, sustainable development is concerned with the economic and social component, separated from the strong original ecological connotation. On the other hand, the studies of the ecological dimension show that in order to be truly sustainable, wood products need to reach beyond the benefits of CO2 storage and sustainable forest management.

(3) UN Sustainable Development Goals

UN Sustainable Development Goals Today, global sustainability action is normally associated with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDS), which summarise 17 main challenges presented in the above picture.

UN Sustainable Development Goals







Several of these 17 goals address the area of products. Sustainable products have to meet these goals; for wood products, the following are particularly relevant

The set of UN SDS relevant for wood products



• Affordable and clean energy • Climate action • Conservation of biodiversity (on land and in water) • Clean water and sanitation • Responsible consumption and production • Socially fair products • Good health and well-being




The Low Carbon Timber toolkit and instruments are aimed at achieving these goals directly or indirectly.