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Moving beyond the triple bottom line, for equity's sake

GreenBiz

By including profit as part of the definition of sustainability, perhaps we are overlooking the fact that profit inherently oppresses, excludes, and marginalizes people and communities.

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Are MBA programs teaching social purpose?

Corporate Knights

The social purpose business model is widely misunderstood by business schools and is often conflated with an emphasis on sustainability performance, triple-bottom-line accounting, adherence to ethical standards and other non-financial metrics of company performance that do not by themselves make a purpose-driven company.

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It’s time to speed up the sustainability shift

GreenBiz

We strove to adhere to Rio Negro's vision and meet aggressive triple bottom-line targets as major systemic issues hit its operations — geopolitical tensions and natural disaster brought on by climate change. We did this all while facing, relentlessly, shareholder demands for their expected return on investment.

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Vision 2030 & Diversity and Inclusion at International Paper

3BL Media

It’s important to understand that for a company to be truly sustainable, it must broaden its definition of “sustainability” to include planet, people, and profit – what’s known as “the triple bottom line.” Blanch: Our Vision 2030 goals take a comprehensive approach to sustainability.

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Global Perspectives on the Difference Between CSR and ESG

3BL Media

Still, there are disparate definitions of some standard sustainability terms that can be a source of confusion. While there are commonalities between CSR and ESG, there are unique factors that inform the core definitions of CSR and ESG. How is CSR defined? Global Perspectives: A Look at India’s Sustainability Efforts.

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ALA E-Learning Course: Sustainable Librarianship: Core Competencies and Practices

Environmental News Bits

In 2019, ALA Council added Sustainability as a core value of the profession, adopting the triple bottom line definition of sustainability to ensure … Continue reading ALA E-Learning Course: Sustainable Librarianship: Core Competencies and Practices

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Sustainability Jargon Dictionary

Carlos Sanchez

Triple bottom line – is a framework or theory that recommends that companies commit to focus on social and environmental concerns just as they do on profits. The TBL posits that instead of one bottom line, there should be three: profit, people, and the planet. Climate change.