Sustainability and the Triple Bottom-line

When the commercial side of the society was making great strikes towards prosperity, the need for environment concern was felt. Yet little was done in a systematic way. Until recently, corporations are changing their mission statements to reflect the world's awakening to involve the business side for a sustainable environment. Hence, we have the triple bottom-lines sustainability conditions: economical, environmental and social.

永續性的三底線
過去幾十年，憑藉努力和科技的進步，超倍數的生產力帶來社會的繁榮，同時也帶來了環境和貧富的問題。不斷的有各類型團體關注這些複雜的社會問題，直到最近幾年，企業開始修改自己的使命宣言，反映了它們對社會的闗懷。所謂的永續三底線說明了這個樂觀的方向。三底線包括了：經濟、環境和社會條件。