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Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model that incorporates self-regulation mechanisms and aims to ensure better corporate compliance with ethical standards and international norms. Some... more +
Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model that incorporates self-regulation mechanisms and aims to ensure better corporate compliance with ethical standards and international norms. Some businesses approach the concept of corporate social responsibility more generally and define it as efforts to limit businesses' negative environmental and social impacts.  less -
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The ABCs of PBCs: How This Relatively New Corporate Form Mandates a Broader View of Business

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Socially beneficial causes now play a large role in consumers’ and employees’ decision-making. A recent survey from 2021 shows that 44% of millennials and 49% of Gen Zers reported making choices about the type of work they...more

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Converting to a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation: Lessons from Experience

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The past two years have seen a dramatic shift in practice relating to the Delaware public benefit corporation (the PBC)—a corporate form that requires the board of directors to balance stockholders' monetary interests, the...more

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Q&A: A global movement to use business as a "force for good"

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Holly Ensign-Barstow, the Director of Stakeholder Governance and Policy for B Lab, a nonprofit that certifies companies as B Corporations, describes the benefits of making sure a company's operations and business model...more

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[Webinar] Impact and ESG in the Cannabis Industry

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From investors and government officials to prospective employees and shareholders, the rapidly increasing focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices is changing how businesses approach sustainability,...more

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Five Things You Didn’t Know about Impact Investing

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In the last decade, impact investments have become an international trend to address global challenges in the areas of environment, welfare, health, employment, and education.   In light of the development of the impact...more

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ESG in 2020: A Half-Year Review

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Interest in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies of companies and their impact on the wider community has continued to increase amongst institutional investors, retail shareholders and the media during the...more

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British Columbia Introduces Benefit Companies

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On June 30, 2020, British Columbia became the first Canadian jurisdiction to allow for the establishment of "benefit companies" by introducing amendments to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia)....more

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What’s the Difference Between a Public Benefit Corporation and a B Corp Certification?

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At risk of stating the blindingly obvious, all founders of for-profit companies want their businesses to be profitable. It’s the table stakes for starting and running a business. But what if you wanted to do more?...more

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Making a Difference (and a Profit): Advantages and Disadvantages of Forming or Converting into a “B” Entity

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With the creation of “B” Entities, businesses no longer need to choose between shareholder value and social impact. Under traditional corporate structures, directors have a fiduciary duty to maximize corporate profits and...more

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Save the World, Reduce Your Cost of Capital: How Danone is Turning ESG Impact into Lower Borrowing Costs

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The world is changing! Over the last several years, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria have been an emerging focus in the investing world, primarily driven by equity investors where it can be harder for a...more

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Mintz TechConnect - December 2015

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Letter from the Editors - Welcome to the second issue of Mintz Levin’s TechConnect — our bi-monthly newsletter on “all things technology” in the legal and business world, from our perspective, of course. This issue...more

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Corporate Law Alert: Launch of New Oregon Benefit Company Law Produces Record Signups

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On January 1, Oregon launched its new benefit company law, becoming the 20th U.S. state to allow the formation of such entities. The launch produced a record-setting response, with 29 registrants signing up for benefit...more

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