Business A-Level
profit, people and planet
What profit, people and planet means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of profit, people and planet
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Reference: AQA
The three strands of Elkington's framework, where profit is read straight from the accounts while social and environmental outcomes usually have no agreed unit.
Topics that use profit, people and planet
- Analysing the existing internal position of a business to assess strengths and weaknesses: overall performance (AQA A-Level)
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