Rescuing the Baby from the Triple-Bottom-Line Bathwater: A Reply to Pava

We respond to Moses Pava's defense of the “Triple Bottom Line” (3BL) concept against our earlier criticisms. We argue that, pace Pava, the multiplicity of measures (and units of measure) that go into evaluating ethical performance cannot reasonably be compared to the handful of standard methods...

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Authors: MacDonald, Chris (Author) ; Norman, Wayne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2007
In: Business ethics quarterly
Year: 2007, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 111-114
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Summary:We respond to Moses Pava's defense of the “Triple Bottom Line” (3BL) concept against our earlier criticisms. We argue that, pace Pava, the multiplicity of measures (and units of measure) that go into evaluating ethical performance cannot reasonably be compared to the handful of standard methods for evaluating financial performance. We also question Pava's claim that usage of the term “3BL” is somehow intended to be ironical or subversive.
ISSN:2153-3326
Contains:Enthalten in: Business ethics quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/beq200717118