sustainability
noun [ U ]
uk/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ us/-ətIi/ ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES
the idea that goods and services should be produced in ways that do not use resources that cannot be replaced and that do not damage the environment:
The successful coffee chain promotes sustainability within the coffee-growing regions.
the ability to continue at a particular level for a period of time:
sustainability of sth Scepticism continues to exist about the sustainability of the economic recovery.