TRIPLE IMPACT MANAGEMENT: DECRYPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CHILEAN REALITY

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PAULINA CEBALLOS-GARRIDO, ÁLVARO ACUÑA-HORMAZABAL

Abstract

society recognizes the relevance of companies and demands them increasingly commitment beyond the achievement of economic benefits, also the generation of positive environmental and social impacts. From these demands, the so-called B companies are born, aninternational movement that is gaining more and more strength worldwide. This study reviews the characteristics of the 205 Chilean companies certified as B, to serve as input for further research and taking public and private decisionsin this regard. Generally speaking, there are economic sectors of the country that are notoriously lagging behind in terms of the number of certifications.

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Corporate / Business Law
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PAULINA CEBALLOS-GARRIDO, ÁLVARO ACUÑA-HORMAZABAL

1PAULINA CEBALLOS-GARRIDO, 2ÁLVARO ACUÑA-HORMAZABAL

1Master in Business Administration from the Universidad del Bío-Bío Assistant Professor, School of Administration and Business, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4032-2410

2PhD in Business Administration and Management from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Professor at the Faculty of Business Sciences of the Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8679-3886

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