"Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air,
over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." Genesis 1:26
Imagine a legislated brotherhood of business where favored businesses get to go the front of the line for permits, licenses and opportunities merely because they agree to advance the principles of Sustainable Development and Agenda 21.
Here is The Benefit Corporation "Declaration of Interdependence" and Purpose Statement.
Five states already have Benefit Corporation legislation: Hawaii, Virginia, Maryland, Vermont, New Jersey.
Six more states are in the process of making it part of their states corporate legal system: California, Colorado, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.