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Lawyer. I structure social enterprises and impact investments, and I teach at Berkeley Law. I am a board member of several Public Benefit Corporations, including Lookout, a 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning news org. I play the fiddle, watch birds, and garden.
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To be clear being a PBC doesn’t mean that BlueSky *must* do what’s in “the best interests of those materially affected by [it’s] conduct” only that it must balance those interests against the pecuniary interests of its stockholders and its public purpose set forth in its Charter. IOW…

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PBC status does not obligate the D/Os to make any particular decision or prioritize any particular interest. Being a PBC does *not* guarantee that BlueSky will treat all (or any) of its stakeholders well. But it does require a process demanding D/Os “balance” the interests at stake. This requires…

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Jesse
@jessemerle.bsky.social
Lawyer. I structure social enterprises and impact investments, and I teach at Berkeley Law. I am a board member of several Public Benefit Corporations, including Lookout, a 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning news org. I play the fiddle, watch birds, and garden.
66 followers173 following558 posts