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BENEFIT CORPORATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Structure
- Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- benefit corporation
1, record 1, English, benefit%20corporation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over the past decade, a new corporate form, the "benefit corporation," has become increasingly available and increasingly popular across the United States. A benefit corporation is a special form of corporation that, in addition to aiming to generate profits by operating a business, promotes one or more public benefits that are identified in its constituting documents. 2, record 1, English, - benefit%20corporation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Structures de l'entreprise
- Organismes et associations (Admin.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entreprise d'intérêt pour la société
1, record 1, French, entreprise%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20pour%20la%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on a surtout travaillé autour de l'entreprise. On a posé des balises pour l'encadrer. Ce sont les lois liées à l'environnement et au traitement des employés et des consommateurs. Mais on a très peu touché au cœur, soit à la finalité de l'entreprise. Aux États-Unis, les «benefit corporation» ou «entreprises d'intérêt pour la société» sont des entreprises à but lucratif qui ont pour but un impact positif sur la société. Il ne s'agit pas d'une intention, mais bien d'une forme juridique. 1, record 1, French, - entreprise%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20pour%20la%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un hybride entre organisation à but lucratif et organisation à but non lucratif[; inventé] aux États-Unis en 2010 [...] 2, record 1, French, - entreprise%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20pour%20la%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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