A better way to assess impact on vital capitals

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What is the triple bottom line, and how does it relate to reporting on six vital capitals? Martin Thomas, FCMA, CGMA, a former executive with Unilever, shares more on those and other topics. Thomas is co-author of the 2016 book The MultiCapital Scorecard: Rethinking Organizational Performance.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

  • An overview of the MultiCapital Scorecard.
  • Definitions of the six vital capitals.
  • Why organisations should focus more on nonfinancial capitals.
  • How Thomas got started thinking about sustainability.

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