The concept of sustainable development has become widely accepted among nations, organisations and individuals (Ranangen, H., Coster, M., Isaksson, R., & Garvare, R. [(2018]. From global goals and planetary boundaries to public governance - -aA framework for prioritizing organizational sustainability activities. Sustainability, 10(8), 2741-2726. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10082741). According to the Bruntland Commission, Sustainable Development is defined as a development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability for future generations to meet their needs (WCED. [1987]. Our common future: The Brundtland report. Oxford University Press). In this conceptual study, we outline a simplistic framework of aspects, variables, and relations constituting a workable definition of 'sustainable success' inspired by previous theoretical models. The aim is to contribute to a pragmatic clarification of how the concept of sustainable development could be more understandable, measurable, and manageable during global uncertainty and rapid change. A theoretical background is presented, followed by an overview of the method of investigation with a subsequent presentation of the results and a reasoning that frames the conceptual framework on critical constructs for measuring sustainable success based on stakeholder perceptions.