RT Journal Article
T1 Framing the triple bottom line approach: Direct and mediation effects between economic, social and environmental elements
A1 Svensson, Göran
A1 Ferro Soto, Carlos Antonio
A1 Høgevold, Nils M
A1 Padín Fabeiro, Maria Carmen
A1 Sosa Varela, Juan Carlos
A1 Sarstedt, Marko
K1 5311.99 Otras
AB Conflicting relationships between the economic, social and environmental elements of business sustainability, which are also referred to as the Triple Bottom Line (TBL), characterise today's business environment. While the TBL has recently attracted considerable research, not a single study has empirically tested the direct and indirect effects between the TBL elements. By addressing this gap in research, this study sheds light on the structural properties focusing on the direct effects and the indirect effect (i.e., mediation) between the TBL elements. The results of two cross-industrial studies in Norway and Spain indicate that the TBL's economic element has a direct effect on the environmental element, with the social element mediating this effect. The results reported here offer long-needed empirical insights into the interplay between the three TBL elements, which have important implications for research and practice.
PB Journal of Cleaner Production
SN 09596526
YR 2018
FD 2018-10-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/6052
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/6052
LA eng
NO Journal of Cleaner Production, 197, 972-991 (2018)
DS Investigo
RD 17-sep-2024