A business owner may believe that their only responsibility is to increase the business’ profits. However, this is a bad approach. Richard Branson believes that a company should work help solve society’s problems. He says that it is troubling that Donald trump does not believe in global warming and points out that a socially responsible business has already started to work on creating solar energy from roofs.
Key Takeaways:
- The U.S. Postal Service—which had said it expected to handle 16 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve this year—will continue making express deliveries on Christmas Day.
- While regular mail will not be delivered on Christmas Day or Monday, which is a federal holiday, the Postal Service will still deliver Priority Mail Express packages on both days, though all post office locations will remain closed.
- Post offices across the country that are typically open on Saturdays will remain open on Christmas Eve—many with shortened hours.
“maximize shareholder return. Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson calls this approach “a big mistake,” arguing it’s no longer solely up to the government to resolve social issues.”
http://www.ceo.com/strategy/richard-branson-to-business-leaders-societys-problems-are-your-problems/
