What is a business?

You might say an organization that earns money, makes products, offers services, hires workers, and serves customers.

What resources do businesses need to operate?

They need people (e.g., workers, customers, suppliers, etc.). They also require buildings, electricity, water, paper, and much more depending on the business.

Who is impacted by businesses?

Lots of people are impacted by businesses: owners, employees, customers, families, communities, nations, and students are impacted by business operations.

What is the purpose of a business?

• Sell products and services

• Employ workers

• Serve customers

• Earn money

• Improve society?

What do businesses offer?

They sell gadgets, food, health care, entertainment, transportation, and much more.

Business Challenges

• Advertising

• Competition

• Customer interest

• Pollution

• Regulations

• And much more!

Environmental challenges

• Air, water, plastic, soil pollution

• Deforestation

• Resource depletion

• Species extinction

• And more!

What challenges do people face?

• Employment

• Education

• Health care

• Well-being

• Safety

• And more!

Sustainable businesses do the following:

• Reduce pollution and waste

• Improve the lives of their employees

• Improve the lives of their customers

• Promote the well-being of all people

• Earn some profits

Sustainable businesses measure:

• Impacts on society

• Impacts on the environment

• Earn some profits

The Triple Bottom Line is:

• People

• Planet

• Profits

Coca-Cola impacts people by:

• Selling them tasty drinks

• Selling them sugary drinks

• Selling them drinks without vitamins

• Hiring workers and paying well?

Coca-Cola impacts the environment by:

• Using plastic

• Using metal

• Using lots of fresh water

• Transporting products around

• Using sugar cane and corn

• And more!

All businesses have a triple bottom line!

Choose a company and apply the triple bottom line.