Problem:

The two professional societies representing the students in this class have published the following statements/definitions of sustainability.

From ASCE: ASCE and its members are dedicated to ensuring a sustainable future in which human society has the capacity and opportunity to maintain and improve its quality of life indefinitely, without degrading the quantity, quality or the availability of natural, economic and social resources.

From ASME: Sustainability means engineering products and developing manufacturing processes that do not consume irreplaceable resources. Engineers often apply the term to the design of long-lived products for ease of maintenance under less than ideal conditions. Sustainability is built on recycling, generating more resources, and reducing the pressures of consumption on those resources from population growth and affluence. Sustainability also means economic growth without shortchanging the future.

Your assignment: Compare and contrast the two sustainability statements. What is common between the two statements and what is different? What is missing? How should sustainability be addressed in your organization's Code of Ethics (those are online). As a future professional engineer, write your own definition of sustainability as it applies to your profession.