Developing the Mission on Sustainability

destructive methods. He suggests a re-engineering of industrial and agricultural processes and changes in land-use practices, and household consumption. Other suggestions include the use of renewable resources, controls on the emissions of waste and toxic substances and vigorous measures to preserve ecosystems (Meadowcroft 2005).

The general solutions are using the renewable sources of energy and moving away from the use of fossil fuels. The developed countries made progress in terms of renewable energy resources. According to a new World Bank report, some of the developing countries—“Mexico, China, Turkey, India, Vietnam, Brazil, and South Africa—are emerging as leaders in sustainable energy, with robust policies to support energy access, renewables and energy efficiency” (World Bank 2017). Nevertheless, governments have to go a long way in in terms of renewable energy resources. The solutions can lead to exploring resources that are renewable and not damaging to the environment. The above solutions are broad-based and need economic, societal and political solutions that will require domestic and international action. As a result, it needs cooperation between various actors for a sustainable policy. Accordingly, the tasks of public administration become complicated because of the involvement of various actors to come up with a unified policy. Despite the relatively straightforward solutions to these problems, the question of sustainability is intertwined with social, political, administrative and technological issues.

The issue of economic development and industrialization complicates environmental sustainability. The necessity of industrialization and business activities require more exploration of the natural resources, which can damage the environment. Braun (2007), drawing on the example of Latin America, mentions deforestation as a result of land being used for industrial and other activities. He also mentions the unsustainable agricultural activities due to the use of fertilizers and pesticides polluting the water resources. The crucial challenge is how to promote economic development and at the same time, maintain sustainability.

develoPIng the mIssIon on sustaInabIlIty Developing the mission of protecting the environment is crucial for each government agency. Each public agency is responsible for developing the mission and objectives since the environment impacts on every aspect of our lives. Therefore, all government agencies are affected by environmental degradation. If the agencies introduce sustainability into their mission,