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LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 22, 2021) On this Earth Day, the University of Kentucky community is coming together to take a holistic new approach to sustainability.
For many, sustainability has long evoked ideas of environmental stewardship think the three R’s : reduce, reuse, recycle.
But according to UK Sustainability Officer Shane Tedder, it goes beyond that.
“Sustainability has long been described using the metaphor of a three-legged stool or a triple bottom line where environmental stewardship and social equity/justice are balanced equals to economic considerations, Tedder said. The events of this past year have shifted my thinking about these popular metaphorical descriptions of this profession. Justice and equity for all people regardless of any personally, geographically or culturally assigned identities must be the foundation