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With increasing fervor since the 1980s, sustainability has been the watchword of scientists, environmental activists, and indeed all those concerned about the complex, fragile systems on the sphere we inhabit. It has shaped debates about business, design, and our lifestyles.

If you look at the state of our planet, the next generations won't be around if we consider sustainability as a gimmick.

I actually believe 'Sustainability', as a concept, is one of the arteries leading to the heart of so many of our cultural transitions at play today. And it's this concept which leads me to bottled water, and its multibillion dollar industry.

Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good.

So-called 'sustainable development'... is meaningless drivel.

Sustainable development is a fundamental break that's going to reshuffle the entire deck. There are companies today that are going to dominate in the future simply because they understand that.

Genetic design is something we can use to fight the lack of sustainability we humans are forcing on the earth's environment.

The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an essential. That's a danger.

It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.

The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.