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  • February 2, 2012
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  • Ethical Corporation

Is There an Optimal Degree of Sustainability?

By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
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Abstract

Corporate sustainability is not a one size fits all concept. A successful strategy balances all business pressures.

Keywords

Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy

Citation

Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim. "Is There an Optimal Degree of Sustainability?" Ethical Corporation (February 2, 2012), 39–43.
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George Serafeim

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