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T - Alphabetical Listing of Selected Important Terms and Concepts in Sustainable Development
“ ‘Transparency’ can be defined as a principle that allows those affected by administrative decisions, business transactions or charitable work to know not only the basic facts and figures but also the mechanisms and processes. It is the duty of civil servants, managers and trustees to act visibly, predictably and understandably.”
 * Transparency**

//SOURCE: Frequently asked questions about corruption - What is “transparency”?// [online]. Transparency International. Available from: : http://www.transparency.org/news_room/faq/corruption_faq#faqcorr2 [Accessed: 07 March 2008].

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“Transparency, as used in the humanities, implies openness, communication, and accountability. It is a metaphorical extension of the meaning used in the physical sciences: a “transparent” object is one that can be seen through.”

“Transparency is introduced as a means of holding public officials accountable and fighting corruption. When government meetings are open to the media and the public, when budgets and financial statements may be reviewed by anyone, when laws, rules and decisions are open to discussion, they are seen as transparent and there is less opportunity for the authorities to abuse the system in their own interest.”

//SOURCE//: (2008). //Transparency (humanities)?// [online]. Wikipedia. Available from: [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(humanities)] [Accessed: 07 March 2008].

Developed as a term in 1997 by Sir John Elkington, in his book Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business. The TBL concept incorporates each of the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainable development. “TBL acknowledges that society, economy and environment interact constantly”. The concept is used to provide social, economic and environmental value to governments, businesses and organisations.
 * Triple Bottom Line (TBL)**

//SOURCE: Vision 2020 - Hamilton?// [online]. Long Range Planning Division - City of Hamilton, Canada. Available from: http://www.myhamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/F988BA02-9B36-4534-918C-36DC96AF7F9F/0/BrochureTBL.pdf [Re-accessed: 07 March 2008].