Benefit Corporations spreading - not in Arizona yet

Most companies are legally required to be selfish.  That is, to put shareholder value over all other considerations including worker health, dangers to consumers, damage to the environment, or anything else.

Enter the "B Corp" - a kind of company that can legally pay attention to what most of us call values.  Arizona doesn't yet recognize "B" Corps, but five states now do: Maryland, Vermont, Virginia, New Jersey and now New York.

Arizona?  What does your legislator say?

see http://bcorporation.net

New law fosters benefit corporations

Background reading: The Corporation by Joel Bakan, available at the library.

Originally published at bTucson.com/193476