Google, millions of people across the world uses this revolutionary website every single day. This company has completely flipped the technology world upside down by being an industry leader in internet-related services and products in the form of a search engine, cloud and email services, and software packages. What most people don’t know, however, is that this tech giant is also transforming what it means to be a sustainable company by being on the forefront of many revolutionary business practices. With such an emphasis in recent years for companies to have sustainable business practices, Google has emerged as a clear leader in this area by completely redefining what it means to have long-term sustainability goals and projects. The days …show more content…
From the universities earliest years, it was one of the first and premier colleges excelling in agricultural sciences. From the university’s conception in 1855, sustainability has always been a top priority. Whether it was more than 100 years ago, teaching sustainable farming, or today, with trying to utilize green energy to meet their energy consumption needs. Unlike Google, Penn State is not a business, however the university is completing several projects similar to Google in order to maintain their high standard of being a sustainable campus. In fact, the university is investing $60 million over the next 5 years in energy efficient and conservation initiatives and renovations. Penn State has already seen a reduction of greenhouse gasses of 18% since 2005 and has set a goal of a 35% reduction by 2020 (Sustainability Initiative). Today, the entirety of Penn State University is comprised of more than 40,000 students sprawled out on a campus more than 8,556 acres (Fast Facts on The Pennsylvania State University). Maintaining the university while remaining impressively sustainable is no easy task. It takes an incredibly motivated and committed team of university officials working together in order to ensure that Penn State University remains one of the most sustainable and highly regarded …show more content…
Timothy F. Slaper, the Director of Economic Analysis at Indiana University Kelley School of Business, has said, “By focusing on comprehensive investment results—that is, with respect to performance along the interrelated dimensions of profits, people and the planet—triple bottom line reporting can be an important tool to support sustainability goals” ( Hall, Slaper 2011). The Triple Bottom Line is more of a framework in which Penn State University and Google have adopted in order to model its sustainability goals after. The three overarching goals and ideas driving the Triple Bottom Line are profit, people, and