1. From sustainable development to responsible innovation management

1.1 Key concepts and issues in sustainable development

• From sustainable development (SD) to corporate social responsibility (CSR)

  "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

  This first, internationally recognized definition of the concept of sustainable development stems from the Brundtland Report presented in 1987 by the UN World Commission on Environment and Development