The Corporation - The pathological Pursuit of Power and Profit

Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of health

“…The corporation is a body of persons authorised by law to act as one person, granted certain rights and responsibilities (for example to own assets, loan and borrow money, sue and be sued and enter contracts). 27 Specific rules for corporations vary with the jurisdiction in which they are registered.…”

“…31 Limited liability A legal status where owners or investors of a company will not be liable for the wrongdoings of the company and their personal assets will not be at risk if the company fails. 27 Neoliberalism A political approach and ideology often also referred to as 'market fundamentalism' or "free market" ideology, which has dominated since the late 1970s following a concerted political project. 32 It emphasises private property rights and free markets as the way of organising human interaction, promotes privatisation, trade liberalisation, deregulation and reductions in tax and welfare payments with the role of the state pared back to ensuring the functioning of the market 4,28,32 (Further details are provided in Panel 3 and its impacts on health are discussed under Level 1).…”

L’entreprise à mission va-t-elle sauver l’entreprise ?

“…[98] D'autre part, même si les acteurs internes de l'entreprise à mission, tout comme les parties prenantes externes, sont de plus en plus sensibilisé à l'importance de la performance extra financière, il n'empêche que les dirigeants seront confrontés au paradoxe de la poursuite du profit (Eeckhout, 2021) qualifié par certains auteurs de pathologique (Bakan, 2005). Du moins, il faudra encore beaucoup de temps pour que le dirigeant d'une entreprise à but lucratif, fût-elle hybride comme c'est le cas de l'entreprise à mission, abandonne sa profonde nature d'homo oeconomicus.…”

Las cuatro ecosofías

“…Tal como indica Bakan (2005), la corporación moderna es un tipo de emprendimiento creado en 1913 con el objeto de evadir la responsabilidad por el daño que se pudiera generar a los ecosistemas y a la humanidad. La corporación es una "legal person", y en tanto tal tiene el pleno derecho de adquirir bienes, contratar trabajadores, obtener préstamos, establecer demandas, incrementar sus activos e incluso quebrar.…”