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
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?

Wikipedia

 * 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