Better business: how the B Corp movement is remaking capitalism
Publication details: New Haven Yale University Press 2020Description: xv, 293 pISBN: 9780300261455Subject(s): Social responsibility of business | Enterprises responsibility | Social entrepreneurship | Business and economicsDDC classification: 658.408 Summary: Businesses have a big role to play in a capitalist society. They can tip the scales toward the benefit of the few, with toxic side effects for all, or they can guide us toward better, more equitable long-term solutions. Christopher Marquis tells the story of the rise of a new corporate form—the B Corporation. Founded by a group of friends who met at Stanford, these companies undergo a rigorous certification process, overseen by the B Lab, and commit to putting social benefits, the rights of workers, community impact, and environmental stewardship on equal footing with financial shareholders. Informed by over a decade of research and animated by interviews with the movement’s founders and leading figures, Marquis’s book explores the rapid growth of companies choosing to certify as B Corps, both in the United States and internationally, and explains why the future of B Corporations is vital for us all. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300261455/better-business/| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library General Stacks | 658.408 M2B3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 30/12/2023 | 206416 |
Businesses have a big role to play in a capitalist society. They can tip the scales toward the benefit of the few, with toxic side effects for all, or they can guide us toward better, more equitable long-term solutions. Christopher Marquis tells the story of the rise of a new corporate form—the B Corporation. Founded by a group of friends who met at Stanford, these companies undergo a rigorous certification process, overseen by the B Lab, and commit to putting social benefits, the rights of workers, community impact, and environmental stewardship on equal footing with financial shareholders. Informed by over a decade of research and animated by interviews with the movement’s founders and leading figures, Marquis’s book explores the rapid growth of companies choosing to certify as B Corps, both in the United States and internationally, and explains why the future of B Corporations is vital for us all.
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300261455/better-business/
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