▁a ▁framework ▁or ▁an ▁alternative ▁way ▁of ▁econom ics ▁and ▁the ▁society ▁in ▁general . ▁It ▁suggests ▁that ▁business ▁should ▁measure ▁its ▁contributions ▁of ▁economic ▁success ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁benefits ▁re imb urs ed ▁to ▁the ▁society ▁as ▁social ▁and ▁e colog ical ▁factors . ▁Similar ▁to ▁tax ▁principles , ▁the ▁business ▁performance ▁is ▁specified ▁by ▁an ▁accounts ▁of ▁points ▁( re present ing ▁the ▁contributions ▁to ▁overall ▁well - be ing ) ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁company ▁receives ▁( tax ) ▁benefits ▁or ▁support ▁in ▁other ▁various ▁form . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁interesting ▁example ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁S ust ain ability ▁F lower ▁which ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁an ▁international ▁group ▁of ▁prominent ▁pione ers ▁and ▁innov ators ▁of ▁the ▁organ ic ▁movement . ▁The ▁Flow ers ▁performance ▁indic ators ▁were ▁defined ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁G RI ▁Gu idel ines ▁and ▁see ks ▁to ▁un ite ▁four ▁dimensions ▁of ▁sust ain ability ▁( e conom ic ▁life , ▁soci etal ▁life , ▁cultural ▁life ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁with ▁six ▁sub ▁dimensions ) ▁in ▁a ▁model . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁prom ising ▁approach ▁toward ▁the ▁measurement ▁of ▁human , ▁social ▁and ▁natural ▁capital ▁including ▁environmental ▁quality , ▁health , ▁security , ▁equ ity , ▁education ▁and ▁free ▁time ▁is ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁foundation ▁and ▁the ▁Bh ut an ▁Government ▁toward ▁oper ational ising ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁G ross ▁National ▁H app iness . ▁These ▁innov ative ▁projects ▁may ▁demonstrate ▁that ▁an ▁alternative ▁cultural