German term
Austria
Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Creative and conscientious
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English
Nachhaltigkeit unseres Tuns
part of a hotel website, this is where they explain their "Unternehmensphilosophie" -
the sentence before the above also mentions something similar:
"*** ist ein Familienbetrieb und übt eine unternehmerische Tätigkeit mit Gewinnausrichtung aus, jedoch nicht um jeden Preise, mit einem humanistischen Menschenbild und NACHHALTIGER ORIENTIERUNG!"
| 3 +9 | sustainable practices |
Kim Bakkers
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| 3 +5 | sustainability of our action |
Stephen Sadie
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| 4 -1 | our persistent endeavour |
Alfredo Vargas
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| sustainability |
Bernhard Sulzer
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Feb 4, 2009 11:39: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "hotel unternehmensphilosophie" to "Hotel-Unternehmensphilosophie"
Proposed translations
Technical and marketing translations.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English
sustainable practices
We act responsibly toward xxxxx through our sustainable practices.
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
sustainability of our action
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Kim Metzger
: actions. I'd say the plural - actions is necessary. Your translation is possible, but it may be a bit too literal. http://www.bayer.com.au/scripts/pages/en/working_with_bayer/...
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what do you mean, kim?
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Jutta Wappel
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thanks jutta
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Ellen Kraus
: I would also prefer the plural here
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Bernhard Sulzer
: sustainability of our "practices": http://prlegacy.org/node/57
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: w/ Bernhard
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Inge Meinzer
: my vote is fpr plural, too
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United States
Worldwide Reach, Local Language
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 4 more.
our persistent endeavour
It should be our persistent endeavour to search talent, inspire and orient them to our national programme during their education phase, nurture and empower
Our Persistent Endeavour. To provide our clients with customized products
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Armorel Young
: nothing whatsoever to do with persistent endeavours - sustainability is the key word here, in the sense of being environmentally and ecologically aware
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Ulrike Kraemer
: with Armorel; entirely different meaning
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Reference comments
United States
High quality at a reasonable price
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, German, and 1 more.
sustainability
Social Responsibility
We believe that doing the right thing is more important than doing things right. And our core values guide us in all of our actions.
Corporate social responsibility is one of our core values. We measure success in this area by the health of citizens, safety and well-being of our employees, vibrancy of our communities, sustainability of our practices and reverence for our surroundings.
http://www.housingzone.com/probuilder/blog/1310000331/post/1...
All of this is a result of a simple confusion and one that drives me absolutely batty. It comes down to the term “green.” It is wildly imprecise and opens itself to individual interpretation. It is, solely, a marketing term and not a philosophy or idea or driving force. The real idea behind green is the sustainability of our practices. “Sustainability” is a term that I can get behind. It has meaning, describes an idea specifically and does not allow confusion.
Sure, we can argue about over what a truly sustainable practice is, but that argument will be based in fact. What, you have to ask, is a “green” practice.
Green is dead. Long live sustainability.
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