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G21-P011 Promoting Social Purpose Businesses

Avatar: Official proposal Official proposal
02/06/2021 17:30  

Submitter Name

Tom Whitlam

Ratification Vote Results: Adopted


Proposal

The GPC will develop policies to support the proliferation of social purpose businesses and corporations across Canada and internationally.

Objective

The single-minded pursuit of the maximization of profit and shareholder value is a core reason for many of our world’s troubles. A social purpose business is one that adopts a charter and a definition of fiduciary duty that requires the pursuit of social and ecological benefits for all stakeholders, as well as financial benefit for its owners and shareholders. This policy proposal aims to help these social purpose businesses proliferate across Canada and internationally.

Benefit

The benefits of such a change are immediate for the stakeholders of a social purpose business, including customers, suppliers, workers, Nature, and the communities where it operates.

Supporting Comments from Submitter

The best evidence comes from the success of registered Benefit Corporations (B Corps), of which there are 3,585 in the world in 74 countries, including 71 in Canada.

https://bcorporation.net

To win certification, B Corps have to complete a tri-annual Impact Assessment and score at least 80 points out of 200, winning points for the way they treat their workers, the community and the environment.

https://bimpactassessment.net/how-it-works/frequently-asked-questions/the-b-impact-score.

See also: The Purpose Revolution: How Leaders Create Engagement and Competitive Advantage in an Age of Social Good, by John Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen.

Green Value(s)

Ecological Wisdom, Sustainability, Participatory Democracy, Social Justice, Respect for Diversity, Non-Violence.

Relation to Existing Policy

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G21-P011 Promoting Social Purpose Businesses Comments 4

Reference: PVC-PROP-2021-06-2284
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Avatar: Jean-Daniel Cusin Jean-Daniel Cusin
02/06/2022 04:06
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The proposal should include cooperatives: The GPC will develop policies to support the proliferation of social purpose businesses, corporations and cooperatives across Canada and internationally.

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Avatar: Guy Faubert Guy Faubert
07/06/2022 10:36
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Interesting idea, but lacking in specifics. What policies will we develop exactly?

Avatar: Sarah Gabrielle Baron Sarah Gabrielle Baron verified-badge
07/06/2022 16:40
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This would be an excellent subject area for EDAs and regional planning groups to focus on. Once the motions are all passed we will have to remind ourselves about this one, and make local lists to support and promote, share with each other, help out. Greens locally are doing this anyway, we just need to make it a higher profile that we are actively promoting and supporting these orgs, charities and co-ops. One idea might be if EDAs or regional groups do a monthly newsletter, we could all get in the habit of highlighting one group within that newsletter. Also, we could build a central database for every Canadian to access.

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Avatar: Shel Goldstein Shel Goldstein
10/06/2022 00:29
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Spam. please delete.

Comment moderated on 09/06/2022 07:26

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