Аннотация:This article is devoted to the fundamental interdisciplinary problems of evolution and sustainability. From acontemporary standpoint, the author assesses the persisting notions of social and, in particular, economicevolution. An appropriate alternative to these notions presents the framework concept of integrativesustainable development, enshrined in the UN Agenda 2030. Based on the recognized integrative vision of thesustainability problem, it is advisable to extend this concept to the entire process of transformation ofsociety as a social system. It can be named sustainable overall social transformation (SOST). Thefundamental properties of SOST and the role of key actors in its provision are revealed. As follows from thestudy, the current implementation of SOST will be largely associated with non-evolutionary changes. Thefinal conclusion concerns the substantial difference between the sustainable and the preferable evolutionarytrajectories of the overall social transformation in the long run.