Social Sustainability

Social Justice

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Definition

Social justice is the principle that all members of a society are entitled to fair access to rights, opportunities, resources and protection, and that institutions should correct, not compound, advantage and disadvantage. In sustainability discourse it connects distributive justice (who gets what), procedural justice (who decides) and recognition justice (whose dignity and identity are respected), and underlies concepts from environmental justice to just transition.

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This reference provides supporting context for how “Social Justice” is defined and used.

Overview

How it is used

The concept anchors just transition frameworks, environmental justice movements, labour rights advocacy, and equity analysis of climate and development policy.

Why it matters

Sustainability without justice is conservation for the comfortable; social justice is what makes the agenda universal rather than privileged.