Benefit corporations establish a novel hybrid corporate structure that permits the pursuit of both profit and social goals....
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The Role of International Investment Law in the Business and Human Rights Legal Process
This article explores the relationship between international investment law and international human rights law to determine...
Sweatshops, Structural Injustice, and the Wrong of Exploitation: Why Multinational Corporations Have Positive Duties to the Global Poor
This article explores the interaction between international investment law and international human rights law, aiming to...
Elite status talks, but how loudly and why? – Exploring elite CSR micro-politics
The aim of this paper is to explore the proactive contributions of elite organizations to corporate social responsibility...
Environmental impact of FDI – the case of US subsidiaries
This paper seeks to investigate the influence of majority-owned subsidiaries of US multinational enterprises (MNEs), as...
Can Corporations Be Held to the Public Interest, or Even to the Law?
This article addresses our diminishing ability to ensure that business corporations act in the public interest, and even...
Benefit Corporations and Measures of Social Impact: Evaluation Insight, Opportunities, and Limitations
In November 2015, Dale Miller Hill and Rita Sinorita Fierro from Fierro Consulting, LLC received a Faster Forward Fund...
Social Enterprise Governance
The rise of social enterprises, which blend business strategies with social and environmental goals, holds great promise....
The Public Good in the Accountability of Businesses: The Functions and Uses of Benefit Corporations.
This book provides potential resolutions for intricate challenges concerning government-business collaborations across...
An Early Report on Benefit Reports
Advocates for benefit corporations assert that this new form of social enterprise entity "adheres to elevated standards of...
Evaluating CSR accomplishments of founding certified B Corps
The objective of this paper is to explore the significance of the Certified B Corporation (B Corp) framework concerning the...
A Skeptic’s View of Benefit Corporations
In recent years, there has been a notable shift in the fundamental principles of business, particularly concerning...
Spiritually Informed Not-for-profit Performance Measurement
Performance measurement holds significant implications for not-for-profit organizations as it plays a role in legitimizing...
Social Purpose Corporations: The Next Targets for Greenwashing Practices and Crowdfunding Scams
As corporate social responsibility gains increased attention, several states have introduced a new category of for-profit...
Making It Easier for Directors to Do the Right Thing
Some scholars argue that corporate managers should prioritize constituencies beyond just stockholders and should not...
Regulating Social Enterprise
Many of today's entrepreneurs are driven by a desire to commit themselves and their businesses to more than just the simple...
The Viability of Benefit Corporations: An Argument for Greater Transparency and Accountability
The conventional corporate structures and the existing legal framework restrict a corporation's capacity to prioritize...
B-Corps — A growing form of social enterprise: Tracing their progress and assessing their performance
B-Corps constitute a growing category of social enterprises deeply committed to maintaining a delicate equilibrium between...
Analyzing Effects and Implications of Regulating Charitable Hybrid Forms as Charitable Trusts: Round Peg and a Square Hole?
One of the primary driving forces behind the creation, expansion, and adoption of innovative hybrid business structures...
The Relationship Between Organizational Identity and Social Impact Scores for Benefit Corporations
Social entrepreneurship is an emerging sector in the global economy that blends economic and social objectives. One notable...
Compliance Case for Social Enterprise
Social enterprises aim to generate revenue in order to address social, humanitarian, and ecological challenges. Their...
Sustainability Assessment and Reporting for Nonprofit Organizations: Accountability “for the Public Good”
Nonprofit organizations play a crucial role in enhancing the well-being of communities and the individuals within them by...
Choose Your Own Master: Social Enterprise, Certifications, and Benefit Corporation Statutes
In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, there has been a significant surge of interest in social enterprise....
From Cobblestones to Pavement: The Legal Road Forward for the Creation of Hybrid Social Organizations
The U.S. legal system primarily classifies entities into two categories: for-profit and nonprofit. Those looking to operate...
Corporate Criminal Liability: A Primer for Corporate Counsel
To reduce a corporation's vulnerability to criminal charges, corporate and external legal advisors must possess a solid...