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MEASURING SUSTAINABILITY IN COMPANIES: THE CASE FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC
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The paper focuses on the current topic of measuring sustainability in companies. First, several different definitions of sustainability and possible indicators how to measure it are discussed. Moreover, it uses a case study of measuring indicators and introduces a sustainable policy of a small company in the Czech Republic. A separate chapter focuses on the code of sustainability, which is also known as a tool for claiming sustainable behavior. The paper may be used as a guide for companies to follow in introducing and implementing sustainability measures.
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