Sstnbl trsm s cncpt tht cvrs th cmplt trsm xprnc, ncldng cncrn fr cnmc, scl, nd nvrnmntl sss s wll s ttntn t mprvng trsts' xprncs nd ddrssng th nds f hst cmmnts. Sstnbl trsm shld mbrc cncrns fr nvrnmntl prtctn, scl qty, nd th qlty f lf, cltrl dvrsty, nd dynmc, vbl cnmy dlvrng jbs nd prsprty fr ll. t hs ts rts n sstnbl dvlpmnt nd thr cn b sm cnfsn s t wht "sstnbl trsm" mns.: 23 Thr s nw brd cnsnss tht trsm shld b sstnbl. n fct, ll frms f trsm hv th ptntl t b sstnbl f plnnd, dvlpd nd mngd prprly. Trst dvlpmnt rgnztns r prmtng sstnbl trsm prctcs n rdr t mtgt ngtv ffcts csd by th grwng mpct f trsm, fr xmpl ts nvrnmntl mpcts.
Th ntd Ntns Wrld Trsm rgnztn mphszd ths prctcs by prmtng sstnbl trsm s prt f th Sstnbl Dvlpmnt Gls, thrgh prgrms lk th ntrntnl Yr fr Sstnbl Trsm fr Dvlpmnt n 2017. Thr s drct lnk btwn sstnbl trsm nd svrl f th 17 Sstnbl Dvlpmnt Gls (SDGs).: 26 Trsm fr SDGs fcss n hw SDG 8 ("dcnt wrk nd cnmc grwth"), SDG 12 ("rspnsbl cnsmptn nd prdctn") nd SDG 14 ("lf blw wtr") mplct trsm n crtng sstnbl cnmy. ccrdng t th Wrld Trvl & Trsm Trvl, trsm cnstttd "10.3 prcnt t th glbl grss dmstc prdct, wth ntrntnl trst rrvls httng 1.5 blln mrks ( grwth f 3.5 prcnt) n 2019" nd gnrtd $1.7 trlln xprt rnngs yt, mprvmnts r xpctd t b gnd frm stbl mngmnt spcts nd ncldng sstnbl trsm s prt f brdr sstnbl dvlpmnt strtgy.