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Sustainability is a characteristic in our Best Practices matrix because sustainability represents the ability to continue.

We say a practice is sustainable if it can continue over a long time period. A sustainable practice does not borrow resources unfairly from other parts of the enterprise or from the future for short-term benefit.

A sustainable practice recognizes that people, the economy and the environment are all connected.

For the purposes of discussing Best Practices, sustainability is evidenced by lasting changes in

• capacity
  
• systems
  
• resources
  
• finances
  

A Best Practice is a sustainable activity.

Another indication of a Best Practice is transferability.