Triple bottom line

The triple bottom line (or otherwise noted as TBL or 3BL) is an accounting framework with three parts: social, environmental (or ecological) and economic. Some organizations have adopted the TBL framework to evaluate their performance in a broader perspective to create greater business value.^[1] Business writer John Elkington claims to have coined the phrase in 1994.^[2]^[3]

^ Slaper, Timothy F. and Hall, Tanya J. (2011). "The Triple Bottom Line: What Is It and How Does It Work?" Indiana Business Review. Spring 2011, Volume 86, No. 1.
^ Elkington, John (June 25, 2018). "25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase "Triple Bottom Line." Here's Why It's Time to Rethink It". Harvard Business Review. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Triple Bottom Line". The Economist. November 17, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

[IBR-1] Slaper, Timothy F. and Hall, Tanya J. (2011). "The Triple Bottom Line: What Is It and How Does It Work?" Indiana Business Review. Spring 2011, Volume 86, No. 1.

[recall-2] Elkington, John (June 25, 2018). "25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase "Triple Bottom Line." Here's Why It's Time to Rethink It". Harvard Business Review. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[elkington-3] "Triple Bottom Line". The Economist. November 17, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

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