Quality growth is aimed at attaining the highest quality of life and greatest economic prosperity for present and future generations through a responsible balance between the protection of the environment, land, water, air, and development.

We are facing a number of major problems including energy, the environment, and food and financial security.

In the meantime, sustainability and interconnectivity are emerging as the new realities of the modern world. The challenge is how to find solutions to current crises that are economically sound, socially just and ecologically sustainable.