2011-06-29 Most companies are legally required to be selfish. That is, to put shareholder value over all other considerations including worker health, dangers to consumers, damage to the environment, or anything else.
Enter the "B Corp" - a kind of company that can legally pay attention to what most of us call values. Arizona doesn't yet recognize "B" Corps, but five states now do: Maryland, Vermont, Virginia, New Jersey and now New York.
Arizona? What does your legislator say?
Post responses here using the 'Add comment' link below.
see bcorporation.net
New law fosters benefit corporations
Background reading: The Corporation by Joel Bakan, available at the library.
Information above is from a privately purchased database and/or unverified user submissions. Please verify all information before depending on it for anything critical. We welcome corrections!
Latest News
Arthropod Personalities and Boxed Beetles
Winter Wildlife at International Wildlife Museum
Election Results 2012
The Most Important Election Of Them All
Voter Cheat Sheets Arizona Election 2012
Oliver Comstock, Tucsons Unsung Hero
Dr Richard Carmona - opinion
Pack Night - Talking Turkey
Arizona US Senate Candidates 2012
Remembering 9/11 : Firefighter audiotape, dispatcher interview
World Trade Center rising again - but not even memorial immune from dispute
Harold Bell Wright: American Best Seller Sells Tucson Climate
Time to ask tough questions
Primary Results 2012
Arizona candidates 2012
What I wish McCaskill said to Akins:
Class directory connects families
'On days when a lot of people are killed, the government will just shut down the Internet' ; AccessNow accuses MTN of collaborating with Syrian government
Tucsons First Honor Student
: A Taste of Tucson History
Tucson Unified School District : New School Hours
8th Annual Tucson Record Show
Open Letter to Fry's management: turn off the stopwatches
School starts soon - is your child prepared?