The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success -- and How You Can TooThe Triple Bottom Line is the groundbreaking book that charts the rise of sustainability within the business world and shows how and why financial success increasingly goes hand in hand with social and environmental achievement. Andrew Savitz chronicles both the real problems that companies face and the innovative solutions that can come from sustainability. His is a hard-line approach to bottom-line fundamentals that is re-making companies around the globe. |
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... example , suppose your business unit has a cost reduction goal . An energy conservation or employee retention program would further that goal . Suppose your goal is a defined increase in customer satis- faction . Perhaps you can assist ...
... example , suppose your business unit has a cost reduction goal . An energy conservation or employee retention program would further that goal . Suppose your goal is a defined increase in customer satis- faction . Perhaps you can assist ...
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... example , energy companies hold safety training sessions prior to any dangerous job . These have proved to be effec- tive in reducing accidents , but they are often skipped or shortened by impatient workers . So a leading indicator of ...
... example , energy companies hold safety training sessions prior to any dangerous job . These have proved to be effec- tive in reducing accidents , but they are often skipped or shortened by impatient workers . So a leading indicator of ...
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... Example 1 : Has the new polymer been designed and tested for biodegradability ? Example 2 : Have incen- tives been created to encourage waste reduction and energy savings at the plant level ? Measurement and reporting Specific ways ...
... Example 1 : Has the new polymer been designed and tested for biodegradability ? Example 2 : Have incen- tives been created to encourage waste reduction and energy savings at the plant level ? Measurement and reporting Specific ways ...
Contents
A Business Fable for Our Times | 3 |
How to Achieve LongTerm Business Success | 21 |
The Age of Accountability | 41 |
Copyright | |
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