The concept of sustainability is not new anymore. Its roots lie deep in the Green Movement and its inception in the stormy years of the late sixties and early seventies.
It was a time of change where scientific discovery epitomised by man’s landing on the moon clashed with the horrific destruction by defoliants and napalm in the jungles of Vietnam. The streets were filled with protesting hippies professing free love and understanding, while American university students challenged rifle-toting soldiers with red roses.