The E Corp

Companies, and the people who lead them, can no longer afford to separate business objectives from the social issues surrounding them. They can no longer view their mission as a set of binary choices: growing vs. giving back, making a profit vs. promoting the public good, or innovating vs. making the world a better place

The case study of the proliferation and success of benefit corporations demonstrates that responsible business can also be successful, mainstream business. However, we maintain that individual company choices are incapable of creating the systemic change needed to end reckless corporate behavior

The principal function of most corporations is not to maximize shareholder value, but to maximize the standard of living and quality of work life of those who manage the corporation.