Show Notes
Is there a contradiction between responsible corporate actions and maximizing investors' financial returns?
What if investors don't have only a single interest in one company? What if, instead, they have diversified portfolios of interests that include the well-being of future generations?
This is the theory behind the Shareholder Commons, an organization established by Rick Alexander, Alison and Jerome's guest in this episode.
Rick is a former corporate lawyer. In 2015, Rick became Head of Legal Policy at B Lab, where he worked to create sustainable corporate governance structures around the globe.
He left that position in 2019 to develop the concepts behind The Shareholder Commons.
Rick Alexander's website: https://frederickalexander.net/
His latest publication is available at this link: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2022/05/04/one-small-step-from-financial-materiality-to-sesquimateriality-a-critical-conceptual-leap-for-the-issb/
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