Yes, I think it's a very natural fit. The first wave of B-corps that went public had a very bad experience, and I think the problem was that they did not have the right financial infrastructure around them to support their vision. We hope to remedy that.
So far, we have taken the view that each company has to design its long-term program around its own philosophy and approach. I don't know if it would really work to adopt a one-size-fits-all rule like this, even if I personally liked it.
We will have to see how the concept of benefit corporations evolves. So far, it seems that a number of companies that truly exist for the benefit of humanity have chosen not to organize themselves under that framework. As long as this is true, I'd be wary of excluding them from LTSE.
So far, we have taken the view that each company has to design its long-term program around its own philosophy and approach. I don't know if it would really work to adopt a one-size-fits-all rule like this, even if I personally liked it.
We will have to see how the concept of benefit corporations evolves. So far, it seems that a number of companies that truly exist for the benefit of humanity have chosen not to organize themselves under that framework. As long as this is true, I'd be wary of excluding them from LTSE.