Benefit corporations

Benefit corporations are a corporate structure that blends for-profit and not-for-profit elements. This is a lesson about benefit corporations.

Discussion questions and essay ideas

Read the suggested readings below and then find someone to discuss the following questions with.

• Should all businesses be benefit corporations?
• When is it desirable to form a benefit corporation?
• Can benefit corporations be publicly held?

Readings

Wikipedia

An benefit corporation certification type, B Corp

• Benefit corporation
• B Corporation (certification)
• B Lab
• Workplace spirituality
• Charitable for-profit entity
• Social purpose corporation
• Shareholder value
• Common good
• Public-benefit corporation
• New York state public-benefit corporations
• Socially responsible investing
• Social finance
• Community interest company
• Consumers' co-operative

See also

• Business
• Social entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Law
• Introduction to Business Law

External links

• B Corp Certifications
• File to Become a Benefit Company - an example of government benefit corporation information