Introduction
Sustainability entails fulfilling our own needs without compromising future generations' ability
to fulfil their own. We need social and economic capital in addition to natural resources.
Environmentalism isn't the only aspect of sustainability. Concerns for social justice and
sustainable growth are included in most conceptions of sustainability (Anon., n.d.).
Executive Summery
Definition of the sustainability concept
The use of the vital functions (possible uses) of our biophysical surroundings in such a way
that they remain available indefinitely is known as sustainability. This condition is
scientifically verifiable. As a result, to the degree that natural science is empirical,
sustainability is an objective term. The subjective desires for such a use - the issue of whether
or not we want to accomplish such use - should be clearly differentiated from the objective
definition of sustainable use (Anon., n.d.).
History of the sustainability concept
The idea of sustainability has a long intellectual history, dating back to nineteenth-century
economists' concept of a ‘stationary' or ‘steady state' economy. The term "equilibrium" refers
to a state of balance between output and natural resources. For the sake of posterity, J.S. Mill
(1876) wrote that he honestly wished that people would be able to be stationary long before
necessity compels them to do so. This statement can be viewed as being focused on
intergenerational equity considerations. The concept of sustainability was expanded in the
twentieth century to include other dimensions of the environmental problem, such as the
relationship with the living world (nature) and pollution (Hueting, 1998).
Aviation plays a unique role in the global transportation system, allowing people and high-
value goods to be transported at high speeds over long distances. Over the last half-century,
the air transportation industry has become increasingly significant in social and economic
growth, facilitating the development and preservation of multi-cultural societies, the global
, economy, and multi-national political alliances by facilitating new patterns of trade and
migration.
Global aviation has been propelled along by the move toward globalization, as well as the
decreasing cost of travel and continued rise in affluence. However, it is reasonable to believe
that environmental concerns will limit this growth in the future. Until now, technical and
organizational advancements in the sector have not been able to compensate for the
environmental and health consequences of increased aviation traffic. Continuous eco-
efficiency will thus be insufficient, and step change and disruptor technologies will be needed.
Surprisingly, the high cost of developing such technologies, though alleviating environmental
constraints to development, which drives up the cost of flying to the point where demand and
the role it has come to play in the modern world are depressed (Anon., n.d.).
Corporate Sustainability
According to the world of business and society businesses have a moral obligation to follow
the law, avoid harm, and do good for all of their stakeholders, including workers, customers,
investors, societies, and the environment. CSR is driven by a company's ethical values, ideals,
and norms. CSR is driven by a company's ethical values, ideals, and norms. CSR is in the
middle of the corporate strategies of several businesses. In a deregulated era, these
fundamentally ethical corporate issues are prevalent in the aviation industry. These ethical
concerns involve topics such as corporate ethics, employee responsibility, air traffic control,
airport issues, diversity, health, safety and security, and the environment. Overbooked flights,
uncomfortable seats, misleading ads, and discrimination are some of the other problems (
Peeters, et al., 2019).
Since CSR initiatives are not regulated by law, their effectiveness and reliability are dependent
on a strong moral and ethical mentality. The scope of CSR practices for airlines is heavily
influenced by the firm's country of residence, culture, legislation, and tax policies, as well as
company growth. Different airlines in the world see different problems to deal with, resulting
in different sustainability approaches. However, some problems, such as safety and greenhouse
gas emissions, are common among all airlines ( Peeters, et al., 2019).
