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  2. Benefit corporation - Wikipedia

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    Bill failed a vote in the state's legislature. In business, and only in United States corporate law, a benefit corporation is a type of for-profit corporate entity whose goals include making a positive impact on society. Laws concerning conventional corporations typically do not define the "best interest of the corporation", which has led some ...

  3. New York state public-benefit corporations - Wikipedia

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    New York state public-benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials, overseeing both publicly operated and privately operated systems. Public-benefit nonprofit corporations share characteristics with government agencies, but they are exempt from many state ...

  4. Public-benefit corporation - Wikipedia

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    Public-benefit corporation may refer to several types of corporate entity: United Kingdom. public benefit corporation, the legal form of NHS foundation trust; United States. Benefit corporation or public-benefit corporation, for profit but with positive impact; Public-benefit nonprofit corporation, chartered by a state government

  5. Sarbanes–Oxley Act - Wikipedia

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    The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that mandates certain practices in financial record keeping and reporting for corporations.The act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–204 (text), 116 Stat. 745, enacted July 30, 2002, also known as the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act" (in the Senate) and "Corporate and Auditing ...

  6. List of benefit corporations - Wikipedia

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    B. Beau's All Natural Brewing Company. Ben & Jerry's. Beneficial State Bank. Bluesky Social. Broadway Financial Corporation. Bullfrog Power. Business Development Bank of Canada. Buy Nothing Project.

  7. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board - Wikipedia

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    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ( PCAOB) is a nonprofit corporation created by the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 to oversee the audits of US-listed public companies. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of broker-dealers, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws, to promote investor protection.

  8. New York State Comptroller - Wikipedia

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    Reviews state contracts and audits payments to vendors; Conducts financial, compliance, and performance audits of local governments, state agencies, and public benefit corporations; Oversees the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City, and prescribes uniform systems of accounts, budgets, and financial reports therefor;

  9. Social accounting - Wikipedia

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    The first complete internal model for social accounting and audit, 1981, was designed for social enterprises to help plan and measure their social, environmental and financial progress towards achieving their planned objectives. Organizations are seen to benefit from implementing social accounting practices in a number of ways, e.g.: