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Debate: Sustainability . What is our purpose?. Learn and understand sustainability and related issues To see who is interested in debating with the other classes later in the semester. What is sustainability? .
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What is our purpose? • Learn and understand sustainability and related issues • To see who is interested in debating with the other classes later in the semester
What is sustainability? • “…development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” - Brundtland(1987)
Bottom line (Double bottom line) • Refers to a company's net earnings, net income or earnings per share. Bottom line also refers to any actions that may increase/decrease net earnings or a company's overall profit.
Triple bottom line • The triple bottom line refers to how a corporation deals with and reports on its impact and behaviour in respect to the planet, people and profit.
Quadruple bottom line • The quadruple bottom line refers to how a business deals with and reports on its impact and behaviour in respect to the planet, people, profit and culture.
Quadruple bottom line VS Double bottom line • Research – both topics • Refer to - • Blackboard> Course Content> Key Business Areas> External Environment> Sustainability> Resources. • Central home page> Library> Online database> Business/Economics (EBSCO) • Google.com
Wednesday 14th March – After morning tea • Quadruple bottom line: Milly, Maggie, Sekou, Teagan, and Duy. (Colin, Brodie, Lavinia & Yen) • Bottom line: Cahya, Jordan, Amina, Josh, Raymond, and Mandy. (Luke, Noemi, Monica, & TK)