Posts Tagged ‘double bottom line’

A Triple Bottom Line is…

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

A triple bottom line is when a company takes its environmental, social, AND financial performance into account to assess its overall performance. It takes the idea of a double bottom line (which considers the company’s social impact) one step further to include its environmental impact.

A Double Bottom Line is…

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

A double bottom line is a way for a company to measure its performance in terms of positive social impact as well as financial success. While a traditional bottom line helps a company understand its financial profits and losses, a double bottom line factors in the greater social consequences to business decisions.