Table 2

The TBL practices in the CESs

TBL practicesCES1CES2CES3CES4
Environmental sustainabilityCooperation with environmental organizations, donations to environmental preservation, sustainability driven decisions regarding product development, partnerships in e.g. brand clothingRejection of business opportunities not aligned with the sustainable business model, carbon negativity, overcompensation of emissionsSeeking to have as environmentally sustainable product, production and business as possibleFollowing regulations and standards, energy and water consumption efficiency, emission reduction monitoring in partner network
Management accounting and control for environmental sustainabilityRisk evaluations and actions plansEvaluations of environmental impacts, climate impact, resource efficiency evaluation, GHG emission calculationsSupplier risk evaluationAttention to standards and directives, data collection
Social sustainabilityAdvancing equality and safety of clients, immigrant integration to local community, co-operation with social servicesPersonnel diversity, wellbeing of clientsTraceable working conditions, ethical manufacturing, attention to working cultureResponsibility in own operations, evaluation of country risks and human rights issues, product safety, assessment of consumers’ ease of use of the product
Management accounting and control for social sustainabilityEquality assessmentMeasurements of employment, taxes paid, work wellbeing measurement, diversity assessment, work-related accident records, employee net promoter scoreSupplier risk evaluation, customer feedbackData collection, learning about social sustainability
Economic sustainabilityProfitability, growth, stabilization of the business and securing capital and fundingProfitability, growth, stabilization of the business and securing capital and funding, controlling strategic projectsProfitability, growth, stabilization of the business and securing capital and funding, emphasis on productionProfitability, growth, stabilization of the business and securing capital and funding, a monthly follow-up of sales and production
Management accounting and control for economic sustainabilityBalance sheet, P&L, objectives and key results (OKR), some basic performance measuresBalance sheet, P&L, value-based measures, ESG-report, performance measurement system development in progressBalance sheet, P&L, profitability calculations, basic performance measuresBalance sheet, P&L, no performance measurement system, but some basic performance measures
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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