The
Natural Step (TNS) Framework is a methodology for successful
organisational planning. In using TNS Framework, one proceeds
on the basis of a future point in time when society is sustainable.
The prerequisite for this is
an all-embracing definition of the conditions that must apply
in any sustainable society. These conditions, known as the
system conditions, are an important part of TNS Framework,
which have been developed by an international network of scientists.
Planning with the help of TNS
Framework focuses on the initial causes of problems rather
than reacting to the environmental effects. Investments and
measures are selected which develop the organisation in a
sustainable direction with maximum long-term flexibility and
short-term profitability.
TNS Framework is a methodology
for all environmental planning. When environmental management
systems, key indicators and lifecycle analysis are undertaken
using TNS Framework, operations are steered in a sustainable
direction.
The System Conditions
In the sustainable society,
nature is not subject to systematically increasing...
... concentrations of substances
extracted from the earth's crust.
... concentrations of substances
produced by society.
