Sustainable Companies

Summary Raising consciousness of social and environmental problems on a global scale requires more awareness for the responsible behavior of companies (Avery and Bergsteiner 2011). The economic growth and wealth creation that are essential to achieve sustainable development goals will come primarily from private enterprise (Nelson and Prescott 2008). In this regard a key role is played by sustainable companies that can assume different forms. Among the diverse possible types, community-based enterprises, as well as territorial company, convivial enterprises, benefit corporations, and B Corp, are all examples of actual declinations of promising models for a sustainable development seeing communal values and the notion of the common good as essential elements (Del Baldo 2014; Jenkins et al. 2010)