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Quotes About Responsibility

We can no longer continue with a status quo energy policy. We must create sustainable clean energy jobs and leave the planet to our children and grandchildren in better shape than we found it.
~ Jeff Merkley
So much business is based on the belief that we should do whatever we can within legal limits to make as much money as we can. Ben & Jerry's was based on values, and we try to operate a business that not just sells ice cream but partners with all our stakeholders - whether that's suppliers or customers - to bring about a more sustainable world.
~ Jerry Greenfield
If we don't preserve the natural resources, you aren't going to have a sustainable society. This is not something for Chez Panisse and the elite of San Francisco. It's for everyone.
~ Alice Waters
I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, 'Well, how much energy do you use at home?' And I was embarrassed. I didn't actually know.
~ David J. C. MacKay
The Industrial Age is not sustainable. It's not sustainable in ecological terms, and it's not sustainable in human terms.
~ Peter Senge
Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.
~ Scott Peters
Fashion is a logical place to start to raise awareness for sustainable causes.
~ Jochen Zeitz
As consumers, we need to demand that companies sell us sustainable products that do not disregard and destroy our natural world.
~ Gisele Bundchen
What's personally sustainable is globally sustainable.
~ Dean Ornish
Permissible growth in the future has to be based on sustainable and equitable models.
~ Paul Polman
Discovery Channel's 'Planet Healers' will provide a look into how businesses can exist for more than just making profits, how they can help create a better and sustainable future.
~ Jim Sarbh
Leading businesses are making large strides in ensuring a sustainable future, but ultimately, they can only do so much.
~ Paul Polman
We need a completely different type of economy - one which is truly green, sustainable, and embeds the biggest issues of the day into its heart.
~ Layla Moran
It's going to take everyone to rebuild a fairer, more sustainable, more beautiful Britain.
~ Caroline Lucas
People should adopt a sustainable way of life while being more conscious and aware.
~ Athiya Shetty
Our nation's debt has to be a concern for us all. It is not sustainable long-term.
~ Jaime Harrison
That the word 'sustainable' can be a bit intimidating, but it's just about keeping an eye on your daily decisions.
~ Miquita Oliver
What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody's agenda now.
~ Maurice Strong
Runaway climate change would condemn millions to a life of poverty and cause us to fail to meet the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030. This is not an acceptable outcome.
~ Paul Polman
We are free, but not to be evil, not to be indifferent to human suffering, not to profit from the people, from the work created and sustained through their spirit of political association, while refusing to contribute to the political state that we profit from.
~ Jose Marti
The family has a social function and so it should be sustained.
~ Rocco Buttiglione
You have to be in accountable relationships across race. Accountable means that they're authentic, they're sustained, and that you do talk about racism, and you are able to be given feedback.
~ Robin DiAngelo
Being a social entrepreneur is a balancing act between growing and sustaining a business while also growing the company's ability to give back.
~ Lauren Bush
Women politicians tend to lead by being accountable for results. We focus on goals and outcomes. You can't get by on just swagger.
~ Amy Klobuchar