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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.
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.
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, how can investment terms, legal documentation and processes within impact investing better embed the principles and values of equality? The Equalising Deal Terms (EDT) project…