Businesses filing to put social purpose ahead of shareholders

With a growing number of states enacting laws that allow companies to put a social purpose as a higher corporate calling than shareholder benefit, there’s an emerging disagreement among proponents of such legislation over whether it should require, or merely permit, companies to have the social purpose dominate in executive decisions.

by Mike Flynn

Full Story: http://www.emikeflynn.com/blog/247/businesses-filing-to-put-social-purpose-ahead-of-s/