The triple bottom line philosophy says that:
A) companies should pay three times as much attention to profits than to employee wellbeing.
B) the main goal of all companies is to satisfy the needs of three groups: employees, shareholders, and suppliers.
C) business success increases by having three times more contingent workers than permanent employees.
D) companies should fairly treat its local, national, and global customers.
E) companies should try to support the economic, social, and environmental spheres of sustainability.

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As part of CSR, many companies have adopted the triple-bottom-line philosophy. They try to support or "earn positive returns" in the economic, social, and environmental spheres of sustainability. Firms that adopt the triple bottom line aim to survive and be profitable in the marketplace (economic), but they also intend to maintain or improve conditions for society (social) as well as the physical environment.

The Triple Bottom Line Philosophy Says That