The World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) embraces the implementation of sustainability practice to include:

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In 2018, the WFOT developed guiding principles on sustainability for the profession. These include:
1. "Occupational therapy practitioners shall be encouraged to educate themselves about issues of ecosystem sustainability as it impacts ability to pursue chosen meaningful occupations and subsequently human health and well-being" (p. 19).
2. "Occupational therapy practitioners shall work with interested service users and communities to help them explore ways of participating in healthy, meaningful occupations in such a way that they contribute towards mitigation of environmental damage due to unsustainable lifestyles" (p. 21).
3. "Occupational therapy practitioners shall be encouraged to work collaboratively with service users to help them adapt to deleterious and health-impacting effects of environmental degradation due to unsustainable lifestyles so that they can continue to participate in meaningful occupations in a sustainable manner" (p. 23).
4. "Occupational therapy practitioners shall be encouraged to develop competences for empowering communities to find ways of facilitating meaningful occupations in a sustainable manner among community members, taking into account the need to maintain equitability and occupational justice" (p. 25-26).
5. "Occupational therapy practitioners shall be encouraged to develop and maintain competence in administering occupation-based interventions to help interested service users and communities address ecosystem sustainability issues" (p. 27).
The WFOT embraces the implementation of sustainability practice to include: capacity-building, community-based rehabilitation, social entrepreneurship, human rights, and disaster preparedness and response.

The World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) Embraces the Implementation