Kudos to Business Roundtable for advancing ‘purpose of a corporation’
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-08-22T18:49:00
While some mock the true intent of the Business Roundtable’s newly revised “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation,” others are lauding the fact that it brings social responsibility into the limelight.
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