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In the years to come this subject is going to be the top most agenda for all the countries, governments, public and private organizations. Companies will slowly exhaust all low hanging efforts to show the improvements in achieving the sustainability goals and the time will come when companies will have to adopt some structured and disciplined methodologies to achieve the stringent sustainable development targets and demonstrate consistent results to all the stake holders.  \nThe study of sustainability reports of select Indian companies reveals a need for a structured methodology for analysis and improvement actions such that significant improvements are seen and sustained over a long period oftime.  \nLean Six Sigma is a proven methodology used by several organizations to achieve sustainable improvement results. This research paper suggests use of Lean Six Sigma as a strategic framework for Sustainability. The Sustainability objectives are required to be part of organizational goal tree. Six Sigma tools also help in prioritizing the projects along with other business initiatives with equal weightage to social and environmental initiatives. Lean Six Sigma improves the process efficiency, eliminates waste, making the Sustainability initiatives profitable for the organization.  \nKeywords: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma  \nCite this Article: Parag Kalkar and Anand Chitanand, Dealing the Sustainability Challenges with Lean Six Sigma Framework, International Journal of Management, 9 (3), 2018, pp. 21–31.  \n[http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJM?Volume=9&Issue=3](http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJM?Volume=9&Issue=3)  \n[http://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJM](http://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJM) 21 [editor@iaeme.com](editor@iaeme.com)  \nDealing the Sustainability Challenges with Lean Six Sigma Framework  \n1. INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY  \nThe word Sustainability is more being used for the human sustenance on the planet earth from 1980s. Even though Sustainability does not have a unique definition as yet, most widely used definition came from the concept of ‘Sustainable Development’ put forth by the Gro Harlem Brundtland Commission of United Nations on March 20, 1987 (Remigijus Ciegis et al, 2009) . The commission defined Sustainable development as ‘the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.’  \nEven though Brundtland’s definition is widely used, different people with different perspectives have come up with different definition to suit their perspective. One of the major reasons for this disagreement is because there are two prominent points of view viz. Ecologists’ view and Economists’ view. Ecologists emphasize on the preservation of the status of the ecological system while the economists emphasize on maintaining and improving the standard of living for human beings. There is also confusion in the understanding of quality of life and st","cbCaimXjzHf1QT1J","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimXjzHf1QT1J","pdf",205895,"English","# ABSTRACT\n# 1. 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