scholarly journals A New Framework for Teaching the Triple Bottom Line: The Sustainability Triangle and the Sustainability Index

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Penn ◽  
Kristina Fields
Keyword(s):  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Framework For Teaching ◽  
New Framework

Profit and principles: finding a balance with the triple bottom line

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 405-410
Author(s):  
C. Adam
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Commercial Viability ◽  
Current State ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
New Framework ◽  
Commercial Performance

Many Water Authorities throughout Australia have been through or are in the process of reforming their operations. For many, this means operating on a more commercial basis, with a progressively greater emphasis on the financial performance of their services. In many cases, these changes have led to a significant increase in the commercial performance of these businesses to the benefit of both the Water Authority and the broader community. While recognizing commercial viability as a fundamental prerequisite for sustainable development, given the nature of the urban water industry and its central importance in maintaining living standards and addressing environmental issues, progressive managers are beginning to ask the question: “Is our commercial performance the single or even best measure of “success” in the management of our water services?” Addressing this question is one of the issues at the forefront of development of the water industry. The search for a more sustainable management framework has led to the development and promotion of the Triple Bottom Line. However, is this new framework a useable tool or are the reports “greenwash, public relations ploys without substance”? Cardno MBK’s experience in the development of a Triple Bottom Line Reporting format for one of Queenslands most progressive and environmentally responsible Councils provides an insight into the current state of development of the Triple Bottom Line and provides a contribution toward the development of a practical framework.

Sustainability in Service Operations

2013 ◽  
pp. 257-276
Author(s):  
Frank Wolf ◽  
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Service Operations ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Commercial Enterprise ◽  
The Subject

This paper aims to set the stage for the development of an index that measures progress towards sustainability in the service sector. A review of the academic literature reveals history and theories on the subject, while a look at the trade literature describes what is happening in each of 13 different service sector industries. A framework for the development of a sustainability index for a commercial enterprise is developed. This framework is aligned with triple bottom line corporate reporting, and measures progress towards sustainability in terms of profit, people, and planet on the principle of continuous improvement.

scholarly journals The application of the triple bottom line approach to sustainability assessment: The case study of the UK automotive supply chain

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Azevedo ◽  
Miguel Barros
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Automotive Supply Chain ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Automotive Supply

Purpose: The objective of this paper is to assess the level of sustainability of the UK automotive supply chain considering simultaneously the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) representing the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) approach.Design/methodology/approach: The assessment of the automotive SC’ sustainability is based on the framework proposed by Salvado, Azevedo, Matias and Ferreira (2011) and uses the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method to aggregate economic, environmental and social indicators into a unique index. A case study on the UK automotive industry is used and the data do perform this study is collected from the sustainability reports of the UK’ automotive companies.Findings and Originality/value: The proposed framework represents an important benchmarking tool, offering managers the possibility for assessing the sustainability behaviour of its supply chain and compare it with other supply chains. Once identified the dimension of sustainability where the company or the supply chain is worst performer managers can work closer to their supply chain’ partners in order to improve the performance of those dimension of sustainability.Research limitations/implications: One limitation of the suggested approach is related to the ambiguity of the sustainability’ indicators selection and the definition of weights for each sustainability dimension.Practical implications: The assessment of the SC sustainability by using the suggested framework to compute a SC sustainability index offers managers an opportunity for assessing the level of sustainability of each individual company and the corresponding SC in a very easy way. It also represents an opportunity for improving company performance. In this way managers can use the information on the sustainability index to help adjust their company's behaviour and improve their economic, social and environmental performance.Originality/value: The proposed framework represents a contribution in the area of index construction and a valuable component of organizational management systems and monitoring programs.

Sustainability in Service Operations

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Wolf ◽  
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Service Operations ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Commercial Enterprise ◽  
The Subject

This paper aims to set the stage for the development of an index that measures progress towards sustainability in the service sector. A review of the academic literature reveals history and theories on the subject, while a look at the trade literature describes what is happening in each of 13 different service sector industries. A framework for the development of a sustainability index for a commercial enterprise is developed. This framework is aligned with triple bottom line corporate reporting, and measures progress towards sustainability in terms of profit, people, and planet on the principle of continuous improvement.

scholarly journals A Sustainable Plan to Rescue HR from Itself

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7587
Author(s):  
James W. Westerman
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Transformational Change ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Cost Center ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Business Function ◽  
Hr Function ◽  
Change Efforts

The Human Resource (HR) function is often viewed by those in organizations as a process function and a cost-center, which results in an enhanced risk of outsourcing and automation. However, HR is also uniquely positioned to engage firms in cross-functional transformational change efforts, as its work is embedded in every business function within an organization. Sustainable HR and the triple bottom line (TBL) present opportunities for HR to build a strategic role within organizations. This essay provides strategic and tactical models, with specific steps for implementation, to assist HR in re-assert its role in driving the competitiveness of the firm through Sustainable HR.

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