Table 3 Goals and Substantial Rules of the Integrated Concept of Sustainable Development (ICoS) [25, 30]
Goals | Securing human existence | Maintaining society’s productive potential | Preserving society’s options for development and action |
|---|---|---|---|
Substantial rules | 1. Protection of human health | 6. Sustainable use of renewable resources | 11. Equal access for all to information |
2. Satisfaction of basic needs | 7. Sustainable use of non-renewable resources | 12. Participation in societal decision-making processes | |
3. Autonomous subsistence based on income from own work | 8. Sustainable use of the environment as a sink for waste and emissions | 13. Conservation of cultural heritage and cultural diversity | |
4. Just distribution of opportunities to use natural resources | 9. Avoidance of technical risks with potentially catastrophic impacts | 14. Conservation of the cultural function of nature | |
5. Reduction of extreme income and wealth inequality | 10. Sustainable development of man-made, human and knowledge capital | 15. Conservation of social resources |