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. to follow are examples of green initiatives recently undertaken at pepsico., inc. for each example, indicate whether this initiative would primarily impact environmental, social, or economic factors.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.