Task
1. Say what sustainability means, in your own words
Required
And explain why it matters to society, and how you can help meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future. Everything else on this page is a worked example of this sentence.
Notes and warnings
Note. Do this one first and mean it. Everything else on the page is a worked example of the definition you give here, and a definition written at the end to match the work is the wrong way round.
Where this step comes from
- Sustainability Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-16), Requirement 1