What is sustainable development? What are some of the initiatives taken by McDonalds to address energy management?

Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that strives to meet current
human needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Some of the themes addressed under the umbrella of sustainable development include atmosphere,consumption and production patterns,land,freshwater,oceans,seas,and coasts,economic development,and natural hazards.Sustainable development is an area of major interest and increasing commitment by organizations.
The sustainability initiatives taken by McDonald's include pilot projects with a handful of recently built green restaurants,providing employee education and operates an Energy All-Star recognition program that showcases innovations,best practices and outstanding efforts on the part of workers,and requiring its suppliers to join McDonald's in working to improve any aspect of their business operation that affects the environment.The company requires suppliers to provide annual measurements to McDonald's in four environmental areas: energy use,water consumption,waste and recycling,and air pollution.