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Bill Clinton: Sustainable development is broadly defined as economic growth that will benefit present and future generations without…

On the recordJune 28, 1993
Sustainable development is broadly defined as economic growth that will benefit present and future generations without detrimentally affecting the resources or biological systems of the planet.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Executive Order 12852—Presidents Council on Sustainable Development

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