{"id":14235,"date":"2025-11-19T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blfstudiolegale.it\/?p=14235"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:03:29","slug":"benefit-corporations-when-social-benefit-drives-business-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blfstudiolegale.it\/en\/benefit-corporations-when-social-benefit-drives-business-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefit Corporations: When Social Benefit Strengthens Business Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Italy, there are already 5,000 of them, employing 250,000 workers and generating 70 billion euros in revenue. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benefit corporations demonstrate that it is possible to combine profitability with social responsibility, pursuing the interests of both shareholders and the community. From tourism to manufacturing, an increasing number of companies are choosing to measure their success not only in economic terms, but also in terms of their social and environmental impact.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> This topic was discussed during the webinar \u201cBenefit Corporations: When Social Benefit Strengthens Business Success,\u201d by our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blfstudiolegale.it\/en\/team\/pier-luigi-morara\/\"><strong>Pier Luigi Morara<\/strong><\/a> and Alberto Bassi of <strong>Serantoni e Associati<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wednesday, November 19, 2025 &#8211; from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.<br\/>Webinar <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the webinar \u201cBenefit Corporations: When Social Benefit Strengthens Business Success,\u201d we have summarized some of the key concepts that emerged in 10 + 2 points.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is, once again, to provide clarity: on the one hand, by dispelling some of the misconceptions that still surround this model, and on the other, by highlighting the legal and organizational opportunities associated with the decision to become a Benefit Corporation.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The document also includes two concluding remarks:<br\/>\ud83d\udfe8 the fact that the Benefit model is not an \u201cadd-on,\u201d but rather an approach that permeates the entire organization;<br\/>\ud83d\udfe8 the relationship with cooperative societies, which, by virtue of their structure and mutualistic principles, are naturally suited to promoting the common good without altering their original purpose <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Italy, there are already 5,000 of them, employing 250,000 workers and generating 70 billion euros in revenue. 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