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Business Ethics And Social Responsibility

YoungUpstarts

Forbes notes some of the reasons why Seventh Generation, a Burlington, Vermont-based company that produces and distributes green products, was recognized as the best company for the environment. Another example of combining business ethics and social responsibility is by focusing on benefiting the environment.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

No problem at all, but it didn’t really differentiate me from the thousands of other interior designers out there, or give any clue to what we are about. I moved to Vermont to cycle and ski, and to work in a gourmet food operation in Burlington. Meanwhile, I’d been driving around with our tagline, “Seriously.

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