Corporations for Good
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-02-17/corporations-good
Maryland is the first state in the nation to designate a new category of business, "B-corp," or "benefit corporation," which allows companies to incorporate social goals into their missions. It's the next step in the trend toward "corporate social responsibility" that's sweeping business schools and board rooms. We'll explore how the new law can help companies do well by doing good.
Guests
Melissa Carrier
Executive Director,Center for Social Value Creation, Robert H. Smith School of Business of the University of Maryland
Julie Paez
Co-owner, The Big Bad Woof: Essentials for the Socially Conscious Pet
Jamin Raskin
Member, Maryland State Senate (D- Dist. 20 Montgomery County); and Professor of Law, American University's Washington College of Law
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Yes!! WAMU is an impact investment. Right on.
Solid discussion and insightful questions from Kojo on this new topic of triple bottom line business.
Esp. good, useful answer from Melissa Carrier about the two "categories" of impact investors—those who are about community/environmental impact first and foremost and those who are about financial return first and impact second.
At ChangeMatters, we are organizing more info sessions, webinars on the Maryland Benefit Corporation law, social enterprise, and socially-responsible business. Happy to include interested folks in these sessions—let us know. For more info www.changematters.com