Sustainability: a briefing paper

The aims of this briefing paper are to examine the origins and\ud development of the concept of sustainability, to outline some of the\ud current approaches to sustainability reporting and to offer some\ud reflections on both sustainability and sustainability reporting. The\ud paper draws attention to the contrasting and contested meanings of\ud sustainability, to the theoretical frameworks developed to conceptualise\ud sustainability and to the growing interest in sustainability reporting. In\ud their discussion the authors explore some of the challenges police\ud authorities may face in looking to develop and formalise their approach\ud to sustainability as an integral part of their continuing commitment to\ud protect and enhance the communities and environments in which\ud they wor