The term Environmental Sustainability was initially used in 1992, during the first UN Conference on the environment, to indicate a development model to meet the requirements of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It has undergone a gradual evolution over the years, acquiring a wider meaning, placing the environment in relation to economy and society.

Environmental Sustainability is also currently considered an essential starting point as a new approach to business. Increasingly, it is an integral and decisive part of the strategy of many companies; a precise commitment to respect the environment, which manufacturers, throughout the industrial sector, take into account.