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Here is our bi-weekly Conscious Capitalism content share. We hope you find it informative and inspirational.

In the news

What will happen when one of the world’s most influential investment firms demands companies focus more on just profits? We will soon find out! Founder and Chief Executive of BlackRock, Laurence D. Fink, shared with the largest public companies, if they want support form them they will need to do more than focus on profits. They will also need to contribute to society.

“Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose,” he wrote in a draft of the letter that was shared with me [NY Times]. “To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society.”

Impact

It is the 5-year anniversary of the release of the Conscious Capitalism book that started the movement. Learn a little more about the history, impact, present, and a look ahead to what this means for business as usual. And how we are elevating humanity through business.

Informative Read/View

Pre order your copy of Conscious Capitalism Field Guide: Tools for Transforming Your Organization today! This supports the movement based book Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business. It will provide tools, exercises, checklists and more to help implement and integrate the Four Tenets of Conscious Capitalism within your organization.