Environmental sustainability involves Multiple Choice a corporate commitment to go beyond society's expectations for ethical strategies and business behavior to address the unmet noneconomic needs of society. deliberate actions that companies take in the environmental arena in order to meet the needs of the present while foregoing the needs of the future. deliberate actions to protect the environment, provide for the longevity of resources, maintain ecological support systems for future generations, and guard against the ultimate endangerment of the planet. striking a balance between (1) the economic responsibility to reward shareholders with profits, (2) the legal responsibility to follow the laws in countries where it operates, (3) the ethical responsibility to abide by society's moral norms, and (4) the discretionary philanthropic responsibility to contribute to the noneconomic needs of society. developing strategies that yield a sustainable competitive advantage that will allow the company to be sustainable for the long term