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nachhaltig  (adj) lasting; sustainable (ecol.); (adv) for a long time, persistently; sustainably (ecol.)
die Nachhaltigkeit  sustainability

Thema für den Nachhaltigkeitstag 2005 der Deutschen Telekom: „Nachhaltigkeit verstehen, annehmen und handeln.“
The motto for Deutsche Telekom’s Sustainability Day 2005: "Understanding, accepting, and living sustainability."

Related: jemandem einen nachhaltigen Schreck versetzen to give someone a fright he/she won't soon forget

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