The E Corp
Purpose-driven firms are radically rethinking sourcing practices, product design, value chains, and so on, and that’s to be celebrated. But while they do these things for us, behind the counter, they’re all too often still thinking of and communicating to people as Consumers – and contributing massively to those 3,000 messages a day, to that underl
... See moreJon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
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
Holly Ensign-Barstow • From shareholder primacy to stakeholder capitalism
One example of organizational structure that specifically focuses on for profit companies’ commitment to sustainability through a standalone certification is the B Corporation. This class of businesses, across sectors and industries, has committed to the integration of profit and purpose within their strategy. The B Corp certification legally requi
... See moreDiana Barrero Zalles • Transparency in ESG and the Circular Economy: Capturing Opportunities Through Data
But like many others, Sean feels that the opposite is true — that success can be personally defined, and that while profit and sustainability are absolutely important to a business, they aren’t the only driving forces, metrics, or factors in business success.
Paul Jarvis • Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
People, communities, society, governments, investors, and employees alike are all starting to say: “I’m not interested in your business. Business is obsolete. The real question is: can your company do anything more than just ‘business’? What can you do to inspire, amaze, delight, surprise, elevate, enlighten, and better me, and the community around
... See moreUmair Haque • Betterness: Economics for Humans (Kindle Single)
The single-minded pursuit of profit, it turns out, is no way to think of or run a planet for long-term health. To take just one illustration, none of the world’s top industries would be profitable today if they had to pay for the unpriced natural capital they exploit.11 On the upside, however, I believe that we are living through the early stages o
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