Community investments pay dividends
(WorldNews Environment)

This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. Corporate community investment historically has been the realm of philanthropy and volunteerism departments, but there are a growing number of examples where direct investment by businesses benefits operations as well as the communities in which they serve. In 2019, the Business Roundtable redefined the purpose of a U.S. corporation as being `to promote an economy that serves all Americans.` In a survey of 2,511 registered U.S. voters by Real Clear Opinion Research, 77 percent of respondents agreed: `The purpose of a corporation is to maximize financial returns for its...