Empresa e Filantropia

Uma empresa deve fazer filantropia? Na visão de Friedman, a única responsabilidade social da empresa é aumentar os lucros. Seria justo uma empresa usar seus recursos para fazer caridade? Na visão de Henderson e Malani, em Capitalism 2.0, na revista Forbes (aqui) uma empresa não existe somente para maximizar os resultados.

That this is an imperfect description of the real world can be found in the popularity of socially responsible investment funds, which avoid companies that, for example, invest in Sudan or produce tobacco. In 2005 these funds had $2.3 trillion in assets, 10% of all U.S. assets under management. These funds average a return 35 basis points less than comparable nonfiltered funds, meaning that investors put a value of at least $84 billion per year on steering capital to firms that do good. Companies are responding. More than half of the largest 500 companies in the U.S. publish social responsibility reports for investors.

Customers are also demanding products that show a commitment to the public welfare.

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