ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT, REQUIREMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT, REQUIREMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Summary/Abstract: Sustainable development or our common future, as it defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development, is a pattern of resource usage that aims at meeting human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future, shortly it follows the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Whereas, this concept has been linked to the environment and natural resources crisis, this paper addresses audit environment in the context of ensuring a present development without affecting the resources needed for the development and survival of future generations. The paper presents the general concept of sustainable development and environmental audit, highlighting the role and the need of an environmental audit, seen as a key in realizing and ensuring of a sustainable development.

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