Sustainability involves more than just the impact of actions on the environment. The triple bottom line recognizes that a company has to measure its impact on its triple bottom line for its long-term viability. Following are examples of green initiatives recently undertaken at SnackDrinkCo. For each example, indicate whether this initiative would primarily impact environmental, social, or economic factors.

a. Increased the number of countries where reduced-, low-, or no-calorie products represent more than 25% of the local product lineup.

b. For the 20th consecutive year, improved overall water efficiency in manufacturing.

c. Achieved a 21% improvement in energy efficiency as compared to 10 years ago.

d. Generated a profit for SnackDrinkCo’s shareholders.

e. Worked with partners to recover and recycle the equivalent of 70% of bottles and cans used for finished beverages.

f. Exceeded last year’s goal of 89% of direct suppliers’ compliance with SnackDrinkCo’s Supplier Guiding Principles (for human and workplace rights).

g. Last year, SnackDrinkCo reduced the weight of its products sold by 15% in the last 10 years.

h. By the end of last year, 95% of SnackDrinkCo-owned facilities had achieved compliance with its Human Rights Policy.

i. Replaced a significant portion of the plastic used in its bottles with a plant-based material.

j. As of the end of last year, 32% of SnackDrinkCo’s U.S. workforce was Black and 22%

was Asian.

k. Generated a positive economic benefit in every community in which SnackDrinkCo has facilities in the United States.

l. By the end of last year, almost 85% of SnackDrinkCo’s plants had achieved both the ISO 9001 Quality Management standard and the FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System standard.

m. Reduced emissions from manufacturing in developed countries by 15% in the past 20 years.

n. Lost-time incident (accident) rate fell from 3.1 incidents per 200,000 hours worked five years ago to 1.3 incidents per 200,000 hours worked last year.