Sustainability means living in a way that can go on indefinitely, without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their needs in the same way. In IB ESS we explore three key areas: environmental, economic and social sustainability.

Lesson 1: An Introduction to Sustainability

Lesson 2: Environmental Justice

Lesson 3: The UN Sustainable Development Goals

Lesson 4: Sustainability Indicators

Lesson 5: Sustainability Frameworks and Models

Lesson 6 (HL): Sustainability through the HL Lenses

Theory of Knowledge

  • To what extent is sustainability an objective reality, or is it shaped by cultural and societal perspectives?
  • Can the pursuit of sustainability be purely based on empirical evidence, or does it also require subjective value judgments?

Chapter Workbook