Social Sustainability
Social Equity
Fairness in the distribution of resources, opportunities, risks and voice — the social pillar's core normative concept.
Definition
Social equity is the fair and just distribution of resources, opportunities, rights and burdens across a society — encompassing distributive equity (who gets what), procedural equity (who decides and who is heard) and recognitional equity (whose identities and claims are respected). In sustainability it is the normative core of the social pillar: whether environmental policy, corporate practice and development treat people fairly across class, gender, race, generation and geography.
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