triple bottom line
People, planet, profit
Triple bottom line is a business framework measuring success across three dimensions: profit, people, and planet.
Rather than evaluating performance by financial returns alone, companies using a triple bottom line also account for social and environmental impact.
The phrase is often abbreviated TBL or 3BL.
Their sustainability report addresses all three aspects of the triple bottom line.
- carbon neutralityEmissions balanced by offsets
- net zeroBalanced emissions state
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- inclusionBeing made part
circular economy · stakeholder · value creation · ethical investing · diversity · social impact · human rights · waste reduction · accountability · community engagement · financial stability · social justice · renewable energy · investment return · cost efficiency · innovation · metrics · reporting
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
- business ethicscode of conduct, ethics code, codes of conduct, ethics training, ethics committee
- business philosophiescapitalism, free market, lean, kaizen, agile
- Social Enterprisesocial enterprise, social innovation, ethical business, impact investing, microfinance
- ESG ReportingESG, corporate sustainability, environmental data
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism