ABSTRACT
This chapter provides overviews of the enormous progress being made on sustainable development indicators, measurement frameworks, and systems at the global, national, and enterprise levels. How does society, a nation, an enterprise, or an individual know if they are sustainable? The sustainability measurement practices of hundreds of businesses were explored in Creating a Sustainable Future and the 2007 American Management Association (AMA) Sustainability Survey on which it is based. Government leaders are acknowledging and facilitating the design and application of sustainable development indicators for national governments and the world at large. The United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development has served an important role in taking on the challenge of bringing attention to the need for sustainable development indicators at the national level. Well-designed global, national, enterprise, and personal sustainability metrics will provide users with intelligence to fit their need to be conscious and know what they need to know in order to make informed decisions and take effective actions.
