Leadership, ethics and values ​​are crucial in corporate sustainability. For a company to be sustainable, it must follow the triple bottom line approach while being innovative, adaptable [because encapsulated in an ever-changing business environment], and have a capable leader who supports sustainable business practices. The triple bottom line approach focuses on making a profit (financial), being socially responsible (social) and protecting the environment (environmental) [Financial Times Lexicon]. A Corporate ethics and values ​​determine how a company will embrace its financial, social and environmental objectives. For the purposes of this essay, it is necessary to provide an adequate definition for the concept of corporate sustainability. Corporate sustainability (corporate sustainability) is achieved when a company is able to manage and coordinate its financial, social and financial aspects while ensuring an ethical and responsible approach to achieve continued success (WhatIs.com). A company's ethics and values ​​determine the company's sustainability in its approach to achieving continued success. Corporate ethics play an important role in influencing the action of its members in contributing to or ignoring acts of corporate sustainability. Business ethics are the moral principles that guide business behavior (Anglo-American). According to an Anglo American Case Study on Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility (Anglo-American), organizations must be able to distinguish between right and wrong when they classify acts as ethical or unethical. Ethical acts respect the norms of society, for example: acts against mass deforestation by organizations; on the contrary, unethical acts do not comply with norms or...... middle of paper ......and information | The Times 100. 2014. What is business ethics? - Business ethics and corporate social responsibility - Anglo-American | Anglo-American case studies, videos, social media and information | The Times 100. [ONLINE] Available at: http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/anglo-american/business-ethics-and-corporate-social-responsibility/what-are-business-ethics.html#axzz2zowBvXH8. [Accessed April 24, 2014].What is the definition of sustainability| Corporate sustainability. 2014. What is the definition of sustainability| Corporate sustainability. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.universityofvermontonline.com/what-is-the-definition-of-sustainability/. [Accessed April 24, 2014].What is environmental sustainability?. 2014. What is environmental sustainability?. [ONLINE] Available at: http://toolkit.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/part/17/86/371. [Accessed April 24 2014].