I need to tell you a story I’m getting older and as I’m aging I’m realizing
older and as I’m aging I’m realizing
older and as I’m aging I’m realizing then I’m becoming more and more like my
then I’m becoming more and more like my
then I’m becoming more and more like my dad dr. Melissa an academic of sorts
dad dr. Melissa an academic of sorts
dad dr. Melissa an academic of sorts when he tell stories he rambles on and
when he tell stories he rambles on and
when he tell stories he rambles on and on and on and on before getting into his
on and on and on before getting into his
on and on and on before getting into his actual point and as I get older I’m
actual point and as I get older I’m
actual point and as I get older I’m learning to actually you know take a
learning to actually you know take a
learning to actually you know take a moment to just be patient to listen and
moment to just be patient to listen and
moment to just be patient to listen and appreciate and I’m finding that at the
appreciate and I’m finding that at the
appreciate and I’m finding that at the end he’s got a really good point a
end he’s got a really good point a
end he’s got a really good point a thoughtful poignant point so here is my
thoughtful poignant point so here is my
thoughtful poignant point so here is my long and rambling story I am by training
long and rambling story I am by training
long and rambling story I am by training a childhood content / auditor but by
a childhood content / auditor but by
a childhood content / auditor but by profession a writer these two might seem
profession a writer these two might seem
profession a writer these two might seem you know worlds apart writing and
you know worlds apart writing and
you know worlds apart writing and accounting but they really aren’t
accounting but they really aren’t
accounting but they really aren’t accounting traces its origins to miss
accounting traces its origins to miss
accounting traces its origins to miss Abbott Omiya with the discovery of
Abbott Omiya with the discovery of
Abbott Omiya with the discovery of mathematics but the work of an
mathematics but the work of an
mathematics but the work of an accountant as we know it today came into
accountant as we know it today came into
accountant as we know it today came into its own in feudal societies with hours a
its own in feudal societies with hours a
its own in feudal societies with hours a person designated the task of
person designated the task of
person designated the task of calculating and reporting to the feudal
calculating and reporting to the feudal
calculating and reporting to the feudal lord how much in labor and tribute his
lord how much in labor and tribute his
lord how much in labor and tribute his vessels had extracted from the serfs on
vessels had extracted from the serfs on
vessels had extracted from the serfs on the on his land and of course patents
the on his land and of course patents
the on his land and of course patents and Lords the Lords covers this person
and Lords the Lords covers this person
and Lords the Lords covers this person would report the news facts and figures
would report the news facts and figures
would report the news facts and figures gathered to his audience being the lord
gathered to his audience being the lord
gathered to his audience being the lord of the lands and would empower him to
of the lands and would empower him to
of the lands and would empower him to make decisions much like reporters at
make decisions much like reporters at
make decisions much like reporters at newspapers do don’t you think not much
newspapers do don’t you think not much
newspapers do don’t you think not much has changed in the intervening years
has changed in the intervening years
has changed in the intervening years accounting became professional lives and
accounting became professional lives and
accounting became professional lives and accountants especially auditors still
accountants especially auditors still
accountants especially auditors still report to the owners of capital like
report to the owners of capital like
report to the owners of capital like land – in our capitalist society
land – in our capitalist society
land – in our capitalist society shareholders what I’m saying though is
shareholders what I’m saying though is
shareholders what I’m saying though is that accounting isn’t contrary to
that accounting isn’t contrary to
that accounting isn’t contrary to popular belief
popular belief
popular belief crunching numbers it is about finding
crunching numbers it is about finding
crunching numbers it is about finding and telling the story behind the numbers
and telling the story behind the numbers
and telling the story behind the numbers I still use the knowledge and techniques
I still use the knowledge and techniques
I still use the knowledge and techniques I learned in my practice when I write
I learned in my practice when I write
I learned in my practice when I write today I conduct and transcribe
today I conduct and transcribe
today I conduct and transcribe interviews I examine evidence laws
interviews I examine evidence laws
interviews I examine evidence laws policies and regulations I factor in the
policies and regulations I factor in the
policies and regulations I factor in the effects of culture and systems of
effects of culture and systems of
effects of culture and systems of control obvious now at a societal rather
control obvious now at a societal rather
control obvious now at a societal rather than in an organizational level I pour
than in an organizational level I pour
than in an organizational level I pour over data and research and yes much to
over data and research and yes much to
over data and research and yes much to my chagrin I still even crunch numbers
my chagrin I still even crunch numbers
my chagrin I still even crunch numbers most of all I write at the end a story a
most of all I write at the end a story a
most of all I write at the end a story a report that informs my audience the
report that informs my audience the
report that informs my audience the difference being that my audience now is
difference being that my audience now is
difference being that my audience now is society at large rather than
society at large rather than
society at large rather than shareholders the readers of publications
shareholders the readers of publications
shareholders the readers of publications when my writing has appeared such as the
when my writing has appeared such as the
when my writing has appeared such as the New York Times City press and most
New York Times City press and most
New York Times City press and most recently Marin Guardian this background
recently Marin Guardian this background
recently Marin Guardian this background gives me a view of our society from two
gives me a view of our society from two
gives me a view of our society from two perspectives one as a reporter to
perspectives one as a reporter to
perspectives one as a reporter to shareholders and another as a reporter
shareholders and another as a reporter
shareholders and another as a reporter to society at large from this vantage
to society at large from this vantage
to society at large from this vantage point one thing has become clear to me
point one thing has become clear to me
point one thing has become clear to me capitalism like feudalism like sexism is
capitalism like feudalism like sexism is
capitalism like feudalism like sexism is a system of distributing power in
a system of distributing power in
a system of distributing power in society power to make decisions and give
society power to make decisions and give
society power to make decisions and give effect to them power to influence and
effect to them power to influence and
effect to them power to influence and control the use of resources and the
control the use of resources and the
control the use of resources and the lives of people power to influence
lives of people power to influence
lives of people power to influence policy making and laws and just like the
policy making and laws and just like the
policy making and laws and just like the other two you capitalism is inherently
other two you capitalism is inherently
other two you capitalism is inherently unjust because it distributes power and
unjust because it distributes power and
unjust because it distributes power and equally or an unfair and hereditary
equally or an unfair and hereditary
equally or an unfair and hereditary basis however instead of unfairly
basis however instead of unfairly
basis however instead of unfairly skewing power in favor of Lords as
skewing power in favor of Lords as
skewing power in favor of Lords as feudalism did or men as sexism does
feudalism did or men as sexism does
feudalism did or men as sexism does capitalism skews power in favor of
capitalism skews power in favor of
capitalism skews power in favor of shareholders and not just any
shareholders and not just any
shareholders and not just any shareholders those with inertia share
shareholders those with inertia share
shareholders those with inertia share capital to influence or control the
capital to influence or control the
capital to influence or control the decisions of the company many they I say
decisions of the company many they I say
decisions of the company many they I say most of these shareholders
most of these shareholders
most of these shareholders the ones towards whom capitalism skews
the ones towards whom capitalism skews
the ones towards whom capitalism skews power and fairly and equally did not
power and fairly and equally did not
power and fairly and equally did not come into their wealth through their own
come into their wealth through their own
come into their wealth through their own labor most inherited it or a strata did
labor most inherited it or a strata did
labor most inherited it or a strata did through exploitation exploitation of
through exploitation exploitation of
through exploitation exploitation of people and the exploitation of the
people and the exploitation of the
people and the exploitation of the environment that’s I say the odd size
environment that’s I say the odd size
environment that’s I say the odd size power capitalism gives them is unfair
power capitalism gives them is unfair
power capitalism gives them is unfair and is passed on from one generation to
and is passed on from one generation to
and is passed on from one generation to the next
the next
the next through inheritances and isn’t earned
through inheritances and isn’t earned
through inheritances and isn’t earned through hard work in accounting these
through hard work in accounting these
through hard work in accounting these shareholders are easy to identify in
shareholders are easy to identify in
shareholders are easy to identify in fact identifying them is a part of the
fact identifying them is a part of the
fact identifying them is a part of the job a shareholder is said to exert
job a shareholder is said to exert
job a shareholder is said to exert significant influence over company when
significant influence over company when
significant influence over company when they hold at least 20% of the shake of
they hold at least 20% of the shake of
they hold at least 20% of the shake of the share capital if they hold over 50%
the share capital if they hold over 50%
the share capital if they hold over 50% they are in control they are in control
they are in control they are in control
they are in control they are in control the company’s management and its board
the company’s management and its board
the company’s management and its board of directors now relax
of directors now relax
of directors now relax despite what you’ve heard so far I’m not
despite what you’ve heard so far I’m not
despite what you’ve heard so far I’m not actually here to deliver a screed
actually here to deliver a screed
actually here to deliver a screed against capitalism oh you know I’m quite
against capitalism oh you know I’m quite
against capitalism oh you know I’m quite happy to do that to you I’m here to
happy to do that to you I’m here to
happy to do that to you I’m here to point out that many of the ills that
point out that many of the ills that
point out that many of the ills that social enterprises seek to address are
social enterprises seek to address are
social enterprises seek to address are the result of decisions being made by
the result of decisions being made by
the result of decisions being made by shareholders especially those who
shareholders especially those who
shareholders especially those who exercise significant influence or
exercise significant influence or
exercise significant influence or control over companies
control over companies
control over companies history shows us that the decisions they
history shows us that the decisions they
history shows us that the decisions they have made have not been for the greater
have made have not been for the greater
have made have not been for the greater good they have been to enrich themselves
good they have been to enrich themselves
good they have been to enrich themselves and their families at the expense of
and their families at the expense of
and their families at the expense of others in the environment they are
others in the environment they are
others in the environment they are focused on shorter on short-term profits
focused on shorter on short-term profits
focused on shorter on short-term profits over everything else the institutions
over everything else the institutions
over everything else the institutions built around shareholders and companies
built around shareholders and companies
built around shareholders and companies such as stock exchanges incentivize this
such as stock exchanges incentivize this
such as stock exchanges incentivize this perverse behavior the quarterly and
perverse behavior the quarterly and
perverse behavior the quarterly and annual earnings reports companies file
annual earnings reports companies file
annual earnings reports companies file are the primary source by which
are the primary source by which
are the primary source by which shareholders make the decision about
shareholders make the decision about
shareholders make the decision about whether they’re getting their return on
whether they’re getting their return on
whether they’re getting their return on investment which is measured in monetary
investment which is measured in monetary
investment which is measured in monetary terms only terms such as sustainability
terms only terms such as sustainability
terms only terms such as sustainability impact investing and building long-term
impact investing and building long-term
impact investing and building long-term value have only recently become
value have only recently become
value have only recently become buzzwords and only recently has it
buzzwords and only recently has it
buzzwords and only recently has it become popular to think about the ways
become popular to think about the ways
become popular to think about the ways in which a company’s operations and
in which a company’s operations and
in which a company’s operations and business model affect other capital
business model affect other capital
business model affect other capital inputs other than financial capital
inputs other than financial capital
inputs other than financial capital capital inputs such as the well-being of
capital inputs such as the well-being of
capital inputs such as the well-being of workers the environment and the
workers the environment and the
workers the environment and the communities in which companies operate
communities in which companies operate
communities in which companies operate but much of this is still mostly for now
but much of this is still mostly for now
but much of this is still mostly for now just talk the way companies stock
just talk the way companies stock
just talk the way companies stock exchanges and valuation models work is
exchanges and valuation models work is
exchanges and valuation models work is as they always have with a single-minded
as they always have with a single-minded
as they always have with a single-minded focus on shareholders and delivering to
focus on shareholders and delivering to
focus on shareholders and delivering to them maximum returns on the financial
them maximum returns on the financial
them maximum returns on the financial capital as soon as possible at all costs
capital as soon as possible at all costs
capital as soon as possible at all costs this way of thinking and being and the
this way of thinking and being and the
this way of thinking and being and the unearned power to give effect to it gave
unearned power to give effect to it gave
unearned power to give effect to it gave us the Dopp system which paid
us the Dopp system which paid
us the Dopp system which paid farmworkers in wine a decision whose
farmworkers in wine a decision whose
farmworkers in wine a decision whose legacy of alcohol dependence and abuse
legacy of alcohol dependence and abuse
legacy of alcohol dependence and abuse and the social problems they caused
and the social problems they caused
and the social problems they caused still plagues farmer communities today
still plagues farmer communities today
still plagues farmer communities today introduced by Anthony Beck in 1658 and
introduced by Anthony Beck in 1658 and
introduced by Anthony Beck in 1658 and formally banned in the 1960s although
formally banned in the 1960s although
formally banned in the 1960s although the practice continued well into the
the practice continued well into the
the practice continued well into the nineties the dog system is according to
nineties the dog system is according to
nineties the dog system is according to researchers the root cause of the
researchers the root cause of the
researchers the root cause of the disproportionately high levels of babies
disproportionately high levels of babies
disproportionately high levels of babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome
born with fetal alcohol syndrome
born with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder in the West in the cape
disorder in the West in the cape
disorder in the West in the cape Winelands this lifelong incurable
Winelands this lifelong incurable
Winelands this lifelong incurable condition impairs the cognitive and
condition impairs the cognitive and
condition impairs the cognitive and physical functioning of babies born with
physical functioning of babies born with
physical functioning of babies born with it in South Africa about 30 in every
it in South Africa about 30 in every
it in South Africa about 30 in every thousand babies is born with fetal
thousand babies is born with fetal
thousand babies is born with fetal alcohol syndrome and a cape Winelands in
alcohol syndrome and a cape Winelands in
alcohol syndrome and a cape Winelands in communities such as the Berlin region
communities such as the Berlin region
communities such as the Berlin region the rate is 10 times higher as high as
the rate is 10 times higher as high as
the rate is 10 times higher as high as 300 in every thousand babies this way of
300 in every thousand babies this way of
300 in every thousand babies this way of thinking also gave us the migrant labor
thinking also gave us the migrant labor
thinking also gave us the migrant labor system which broke up black families as
system which broke up black families as
system which broke up black families as men left their homes to break their
men left their homes to break their
men left their homes to break their backs in the mines for slave wages for
backs in the mines for slave wages for
backs in the mines for slave wages for just enough for them to survive but not
just enough for them to survive but not
just enough for them to survive but not enough to educate their children and
enough to educate their children and
enough to educate their children and break the supply of cheap labor that
break the supply of cheap labor that
break the supply of cheap labor that mines depended on this asked in chamber
mines depended on this asked in chamber
mines depended on this asked in chamber of Mines an organization of mining
of Mines an organization of mining
of Mines an organization of mining company owners founded in the 1890s had
company owners founded in the 1890s had
company owners founded in the 1890s had it’s primary tasks one reducing the
it’s primary tasks one reducing the
it’s primary tasks one reducing the wages of black man workers to recruiting
wages of black man workers to recruiting
wages of black man workers to recruiting cheap labor which saw it Lobby the
cheap labor which saw it Lobby the
cheap labor which saw it Lobby the colonial administration to introduce hot
colonial administration to introduce hot
colonial administration to introduce hot taxes to force natives off the land and
taxes to force natives off the land and
taxes to force natives off the land and into laboring in the mines this way of
into laboring in the mines this way of
into laboring in the mines this way of thinking also gave us the acid mine
thinking also gave us the acid mine
thinking also gave us the acid mine drainage problem where once that extract
drainage problem where once that extract
drainage problem where once that extract had what they wanted from the earth
had what they wanted from the earth
had what they wanted from the earth mining company simply moved on to the
mining company simply moved on to the
mining company simply moved on to the next mineral deposit leaving polluted
next mineral deposit leaving polluted
next mineral deposit leaving polluted water from these old disused mines to
water from these old disused mines to
water from these old disused mines to flow into the rivers that people drink
flow into the rivers that people drink
flow into the rivers that people drink from and swim in I could go on forever
from and swim in I could go on forever
from and swim in I could go on forever with more examples now some might say oh
with more examples now some might say oh
with more examples now some might say oh this was just a party capitalism pure
this was just a party capitalism pure
this was just a party capitalism pure capitalism whatever that is can and has
capitalism whatever that is can and has
capitalism whatever that is can and has been good but in fact there are legion
been good but in fact there are legion
been good but in fact there are legion examples from every corner of the earth
examples from every corner of the earth
examples from every corner of the earth of the negative environmental social and
of the negative environmental social and
of the negative environmental social and political impacts on people in societies
political impacts on people in societies
political impacts on people in societies that I a direct result of the incentives
that I a direct result of the incentives
that I a direct result of the incentives that companies and shareholders have and
that companies and shareholders have and
that companies and shareholders have and the capsule ISM that said it is no
the capsule ISM that said it is no
the capsule ISM that said it is no coincidence that Thomas Piketty started
coincidence that Thomas Piketty started
coincidence that Thomas Piketty started his book capital in twenty-first century
his book capital in twenty-first century
his book capital in twenty-first century with the Marikana Massacre where the
with the Marikana Massacre where the
with the Marikana Massacre where the shareholders that exercise significant
shareholders that exercise significant
shareholders that exercise significant influence or control over Lonmin decided
influence or control over Lonmin decided
influence or control over Lonmin decided through the expectations that they
through the expectations that they
through the expectations that they placed on the Magnus management’s read
placed on the Magnus management’s read
placed on the Magnus management’s read live delivered to deliver to them return
live delivered to deliver to them return
live delivered to deliver to them return on investment to renege on the company’s
on investment to renege on the company’s
on investment to renege on the company’s commitments in its social and labor plan
commitments in its social and labor plan
commitments in its social and labor plan to build decent housing for workers the
to build decent housing for workers the
to build decent housing for workers the farm Commission found in its report that
farm Commission found in its report that
farm Commission found in its report that Norman’s failure to fulfill its
Norman’s failure to fulfill its
Norman’s failure to fulfill its obligations under its social and labor
obligations under its social and labor
obligations under its social and labor plan was a contributing factor to the
plan was a contributing factor to the
plan was a contributing factor to the conditions that gave rise to the
conditions that gave rise to the
conditions that gave rise to the grievances that striking miners were
grievances that striking miners were
grievances that striking miners were trying to address piketty’s book isn’t
trying to address piketty’s book isn’t
trying to address piketty’s book isn’t about South Africa it is about global
about South Africa it is about global
about South Africa it is about global capitalism and how it has come to
capitalism and how it has come to
capitalism and how it has come to concentrate power in the hands of a few
concentrate power in the hands of a few
concentrate power in the hands of a few in this regard
in this regard
in this regard apartheid capitalism makes South Africa
apartheid capitalism makes South Africa
apartheid capitalism makes South Africa an extreme of a global trend but in no
an extreme of a global trend but in no
an extreme of a global trend but in no means exceptional so this reality
means exceptional so this reality
means exceptional so this reality the often direct causal relationship
the often direct causal relationship
the often direct causal relationship between the decisions of shareholders
between the decisions of shareholders
between the decisions of shareholders and many of the ills the social
and many of the ills the social
and many of the ills the social enterprise model seeks to address ask
enterprise model seeks to address ask
enterprise model seeks to address ask serious questions of us as social
serious questions of us as social
serious questions of us as social entrepreneurs social enterprises do
entrepreneurs social enterprises do
entrepreneurs social enterprises do operate after all with a profit motive
operate after all with a profit motive
operate after all with a profit motive I’ll be to bring about social value as
I’ll be to bring about social value as
I’ll be to bring about social value as we do so with that being the case what
we do so with that being the case what
we do so with that being the case what are we actually doing are we in our work
are we actually doing are we in our work
are we actually doing are we in our work and where it’s responding to the social
and where it’s responding to the social
and where it’s responding to the social ills and dependent social enterprise as
ills and dependent social enterprise as
ills and dependent social enterprise as symptoms of and I might even say caused
symptoms of and I might even say caused
symptoms of and I might even say caused by unjust system such as capitalism
by unjust system such as capitalism
by unjust system such as capitalism sexism and racism and working to
sexism and racism and working to
sexism and racism and working to dismantle these unjust systems of
dismantle these unjust systems of
dismantle these unjust systems of distributing power in society or are we
distributing power in society or are we
distributing power in society or are we profiting from the ill of the cause and
profiting from the ill of the cause and
profiting from the ill of the cause and feeling good about ourselves as we do
feeling good about ourselves as we do
feeling good about ourselves as we do and not really dealing with their
and not really dealing with their
and not really dealing with their origins in these unjust systems during
origins in these unjust systems during
origins in these unjust systems during the former could make social enterprise
the former could make social enterprise
the former could make social enterprise a force for good the latter would make
a force for good the latter would make
a force for good the latter would make it a parasite what I’m saying is social
it a parasite what I’m saying is social
it a parasite what I’m saying is social enterprises should be dismantling and
enterprises should be dismantling and
enterprises should be dismantling and replacing unjust social systems
replacing unjust social systems
replacing unjust social systems otherwise they’re merely profiting off
otherwise they’re merely profiting off
otherwise they’re merely profiting off of the undeserved hardship of others a
of the undeserved hardship of others a
of the undeserved hardship of others a good way to tell which of the two it is
good way to tell which of the two it is
good way to tell which of the two it is is to consider whether the in social
is to consider whether the in social
is to consider whether the in social enterprise in its ownership structure
enterprise in its ownership structure
enterprise in its ownership structure business model and work is responding to
business model and work is responding to
business model and work is responding to issues in five key areas let’s start
issues in five key areas let’s start
issues in five key areas let’s start with the easy one first socio-economic
with the easy one first socio-economic
with the easy one first socio-economic rights which is where the work of most
rights which is where the work of most
rights which is where the work of most enterprises social enterprise is
enterprises social enterprise is
enterprises social enterprise is concentrated so a few questions do the
concentrated so a few questions do the
concentrated so a few questions do the owners and management of the social
owners and management of the social
owners and management of the social enterprise put themselves at risk with
enterprise put themselves at risk with
enterprise put themselves at risk with the communities they serve when the
the communities they serve when the
the communities they serve when the corporation when corporations and the
corporation when corporations and the
corporation when corporations and the state conspire to silence dissent and
state conspire to silence dissent and
state conspire to silence dissent and protest against injustice does the
protest against injustice does the
protest against injustice does the social enterprise working on for example
social enterprise working on for example
social enterprise working on for example the rights to education recognize and
the rights to education recognize and
the rights to education recognize and respond to the dangers of the
respond to the dangers of the
respond to the dangers of the corporatization and privatization of
corporatization and privatization of
corporatization and privatization of this human rights
this human rights
this human rights the second area ownership influence
the second area ownership influence
the second area ownership influence control and decision-making so more
control and decision-making so more
control and decision-making so more questions have the owners and management
questions have the owners and management
questions have the owners and management of the social enterprise considered and
of the social enterprise considered and
of the social enterprise considered and respond in some kind of a way to
respond in some kind of a way to
respond in some kind of a way to what tangible and intangible world they
what tangible and intangible world they
what tangible and intangible world they themselves inherited from their parents
themselves inherited from their parents
themselves inherited from their parents were from the fruits of unjust systems
were from the fruits of unjust systems
were from the fruits of unjust systems that’s a social enterprise bring the
that’s a social enterprise bring the
that’s a social enterprise bring the community it serves on board as
community it serves on board as
community it serves on board as equitable partners in its
equitable partners in its
equitable partners in its decision-making and operations does the
decision-making and operations does the
decision-making and operations does the social enterprise in its work do its
social enterprise in its work do its
social enterprise in its work do its parts to attempt to redistribute the
parts to attempt to redistribute the
parts to attempt to redistribute the ownership of capital in our society more
ownership of capital in our society more
ownership of capital in our society more equitably number three decent work do
equitably number three decent work do
equitably number three decent work do this do the social enterprises own
this do the social enterprises own
this do the social enterprises own employees earn a living wage enjoy
employees earn a living wage enjoy
employees earn a living wage enjoy freedom equity dignity and security at
freedom equity dignity and security at
freedom equity dignity and security at work there’s a social enterprise and
work there’s a social enterprise and
work there’s a social enterprise and agitate for this throughout our society
agitate for this throughout our society
agitate for this throughout our society number four the environment that’s a
number four the environment that’s a
number four the environment that’s a social enterprise consider and respond
social enterprise consider and respond
social enterprise consider and respond to the adverse environmental impacts of
to the adverse environmental impacts of
to the adverse environmental impacts of its own work and the tensions that exist
its own work and the tensions that exist
its own work and the tensions that exist between human development on one hand
between human development on one hand
between human development on one hand and on the other the sanctity of the
and on the other the sanctity of the
and on the other the sanctity of the environments in which we and other
environments in which we and other
environments in which we and other beings live the fifth and final area is
beings live the fifth and final area is
beings live the fifth and final area is the one I consider the most important
the one I consider the most important
the one I consider the most important societal values does the social
societal values does the social
societal values does the social enterprise in its operations contribute
enterprise in its operations contribute
enterprise in its operations contribute to the very necessary shift in society
to the very necessary shift in society
to the very necessary shift in society from an individualistic focus on the
from an individualistic focus on the
from an individualistic focus on the self to the realization that each of our
self to the realization that each of our
self to the realization that each of our being is bound up in the others the
being is bound up in the others the
being is bound up in the others the decisions we take and actions we make
decisions we take and actions we make
decisions we take and actions we make have an effect on other people so we as
have an effect on other people so we as
have an effect on other people so we as humans have an ethical duty to consider
humans have an ethical duty to consider
humans have an ethical duty to consider this and to be accountable to them if
this and to be accountable to them if
this and to be accountable to them if the answer to these questions is a no
the answer to these questions is a no
the answer to these questions is a no then the social enterprise is sadly
then the social enterprise is sadly
then the social enterprise is sadly likely a parasite
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