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  Tony’s Chocolonely’s Golden Share Model

  July 4, 2023

  Sung-Hyui Park | Louise Harman

  A common question we hear from founders is: how can they ensure the longevity of their business’ mission? Dutch B Corp confectionary company Tony’s Chocolonely recently announced its use of a ‘golden share’ model to protect its mission. Bates Wells consider the benefits of a golden share model for purpose-driven businesses.

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  Mission driven businesses
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  Patagonia: rethinking corporate governance through steward-ownership

  May 24, 2023

  Sung-Hyui Park

  Bates Wells explores some of the key learnings from Patagonia’s example, and how the ‘steward-ownership’ approach can help businesses ensure the resilience of their purpose and values in the long run.

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  Mission driven businesses
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  Equality Impact Investing: Introducing the Equalising Deal Terms Project

  June 21, 2023

  Sung-Hyui Park

  By: Sung-Hyui Park To what extent do impact investment terms replicate forms of power, privilege and control that are poorly aligned with mutual trust, respect, and collaborative partnership? Given this,…

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  Impact Finance