Decoding Green Productivity - A Transition to Sustainability

Humans are an integral part of world's ecosystems, constantly changing them and often damaging the ability of ecosystems to provide the services necessary for human well being. The deterioration of global environment is threatening the very continuation of life on our planet. To provide and satisfy the requirements of all, we may need two to three more planets, full of resources. But we have only one. Our population continues to grow. By the end of the 21st century, the United Nations predicts that this figure may even double. That means, to provide everyone with today's industrial standard of living, we would need the resources of eight planets, or more. We cannot do that. Instead, we must learn a new way of life. We have no choice. We must learn to provide affluence without effluence. We must do so by consuming less from the environment, not more. Therefore, the present study is undertaken to understand and explore the concept and importance of Green Productivity.