Det er også miljøkomponenten i EU’s strategi for bæredygtig udvikling (2001), der kræver, at de økonomiske, sociale og miljømæssige politikker styrker hinanden gensidigt, så de nuværende generationers behov opfyldes uden at bringe fremtidige generationers muligheder for at opfylde deres behov i fare.
It is also the environmental component of the EU’s strategy for sustainable development (2001), which requires that economic, social and environment policies be dealt with in a mutually reinforcing way so that present generations meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.