Economy, law, community: sustainable development and a new paradigm

Abstract

The article aims to identify tendencies and prospects for the development of the economy, investment and other activities in terms of replacing the consumption of natural resources for environmental protection in doing business. By conducting a comparative analysis of the sustainable development goals, regulations of international and Ukrainian legislation in this field, it is proposed to understand the transition to sustainable development as a need to elevate society to a new level of knowledge, where environmental, economic, and other social issues demand rethinking on the basis of human values, achieving a balance with nature, which will become the basis of ecological technocracy. Nowadays, advanced countries rely on a sophisticated quality and compliance system to ensure the proper functioning of the market, protect human health and safety, and protect the environment. This system is usually defined as the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) and covers all aspects of standardization, including metrology, testing, quality management, certification, accreditation, and other conformity assessment procedures. Many developing countries suffer from poor NQI quality, which can be a major barrier to integrating them into regional and global markets, limiting trade opportunities and impeding their ability to improve public welfare in vital areas such as health, safety and environmental protection. The triune concept of sustainable ecological, socio-economic development is also not disputed, but in the context of new paradigms it has to change its form: as of now, it constitutes the veil of extensive use of natural resources, and has to become a socio-democratic ideology for business. There must be a transition from the unjustified absurd needs of consumers of economic growth to investing in the environmental friendliness of all spheres of life, creating the preconditions for global security