Sustainability Essentials

John C. Dernbach is Commonwealth Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability at Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and is director of the school’s Environmental Law and Sustainability Center. Professor Dernbach has written extensively on sustainable development, climate change, and environmental law. He has chaired or cochaired the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee and is a member of the ABA SEER Climate Change Task Force. He helps lead the Model Laws for Deep Decarbonization Project, a pro bono legal drafting project endorsed by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American College of Environmental Lawyers. He currently lives in Harrisburg, PA.

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About the Authors                       xiii




Acknowledgments                       xv




Introduction                          xvii




FOUNDATION                         1


1. A Brief History of Sustainable Development    3
2. Basic Principles for Applying Sustainable Development                 19
3. Lawyers’ Responsibilities to Clients and the Public Good                  31





How Lawyers Use Sustainable Development in Law Practice                     45




MAKING A DIFFERENCE                  61




6. Giving Effective Advice on Sustainable Development                    77

7. Sustainable Development Lawyers as Systems Leaders in Legal Work                 85

8. Sustainable Development Lawyers as Systems Leaders in the Workplace               93