Our economy however, seems built on a set of habits that would suggest that if we all commit to the same resolution of buying less, the layoffs will only get worse. Welcome to the quandary of sustainable consumption.

The truth is that sustainable consumption is a myth. That's because nothing is ever really consumed. Nothing goes away.

Sustainable consumption? Sounds like an oxymoron. But that's what we'll be discussing at next week's World Economic Forum Summer Davos 2010 event in T...

Sustainability has been understood to mean only limits. Sustainable consumption turns this idea on its head, as a way to develop products that deliver better living standards without further burdening our planet.

Like peacocks, we're social animals and we are replete with our own plumage. There are some important differences, however. For one, a peacock's flashy "eyes" never goes out of style.