Sustainable Development in the new paradigm

I cite the words of Kofi Annan 

"Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract — sustainable development — and turn it into a reality for all the world’s people."
— Kofi Annan, Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002

Though it appears ubiquitous in theory, sustainable development remains fleeting in practice, as outdated models persist and entrenched elites resist meaningful evolution.