Economic sustainability Economic sustainability concerns the areas referenced in the 10th principle in the UN Global Compact on anti-corruption, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and the UN Convention against corruption. All businesses can have adverse impacts on economic sustainability through their business operations or activities. Thus, businesses should conduct economic due diligence to assist a global, sustainable economy. Below are the 16 economic areas that businesses at minimum should consider in relation to economic sustainability.