The concept of sustain­abil­ity means taking future gener­a­tions into account when satis­fy­ing present needs, for exam­ple in protect­ing the envi­ron­ment and conserv­ing resources. Sustain­abil­ity is based on three pillars – economic, envi­ron­men­tal and social – which are all mutu­ally depen­dent. A success­ful long-term corpo­rate strat­egy there­fore combines commer­cial or economic success with social respon­si­bil­ity and envi­ron­men­tal protec­tion. The United Nations embed­ded sustain­abil­ity in its Agenda 2030 dating from 2015 in the form of 17 sustain­abil­ity goals.