GREENING AS A PROCESS OF ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In modern legal, economic, technical literature, as well as in the legislation the term «greening» is rather often used. This term is used in various meanings, the difference
is in its features, its content and methods. Objective: the author of the article intends to consider the concept of the term «greening» based on the analysis of scientific
literature taking into account provisions of ecological and other legislation, to identify the signs, the features of «greening» in various directions, to suggest a model definition of the term «greening» and to analyze the categories of «greening of legislation», «greening of production». Methodology: In doing the research, the following methods of study were used: method of analysis and synthesis, reasoning, generalization and method of comparison. Results: the article suggests the author’s definition of the category «greening». The author arrived to the definition taking into account references to science and the legislation. Conclusions: greening is the process of introducing legal, economic, managerial and other solutions to ensure the inexhaustible, continuous use of renewable and sustainable use of non-renewable natural resources to satisfy present-day needs, without the damage to the possibility of future generations to meet their own needs.