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How many companies right now are LITERALLY Evil Corporations? (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
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"An evil corporation is a term which frequently appears in science fiction and or dystopian works to refer to corporations that ignore ethics, morality, laws and social responsibility in order to make a profit for its shareholders."

Just thought everybody should know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_corporation

Also, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_company_(Japan)

Do you work for an Evil Corporation? Do you know anybody that works for an Evil Corporation?

Would you work for an Evil Corporation?

Are people that work at Evil Corporations evil people?

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[–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

It's literally illegal for a publicly traded company to consider any of the things you mention: ethics, morality, or social responsibility if doing so would have a negative effect on profits.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    There are B corps, but they are depressingly rare.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    B corps don't enjoy a legal exception to the above though. The only thing that sets them apart (if publicly traded, most aren't) is that they could conceivably argue that doing evil would be bad for their brand and therefore lead to reduced profits.

    Of course, Google used to claim "don't be evil" as part of their branding, so I'm not convinced that a B-Corp brand is worth much once it goes public.

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