Update on
Benefit Corporations in Canada
WEBINAR
Benefit Corporations in Canada: What, when, and how?
Benefit Corporation is a new corporate legal form available in the U.S. and Italy only. B Lab Canada and other stakeholders are eager to introduce this new legal innovation into Canadian legislation. Join Rick Alexander, Head of Legal Policy at B Lab, Joyce Sou, Director of B Lab Canada and Bernie Geiss, President, Cove Continuity Advisors to learn more about this new legal tool, why its adoption is important for the Canadian B Corp movement and how you can take part.
Recorded on Tuesday, May 29th 2-3 PM ET | 11-Noon PT.
Hosted by:
Joyce Sou
Director of B Lab Canada
Joyce serves as the Director of B Lab Canada. Previous to her time at B Lab, Joyce worked at MaRS Centre for Impact Investing as the Manager of B Corps and Social Impact Metrics. She has helped build the B Corp community in Ontario and other provinces since 2011.
Benefits of Benefit Corp Adoption
Rick Alexander, Head of Legal Policy
Before coming to B Lab, Rick spent 26 years at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP as a corporate law attorney. Rick prepared the initial drafts of the Delaware public benefit corporation legislation. Named as one of the ten most highly regarded corporate governance lawyers worldwide, Rick has written three books, most recently, Benefit Corporation Law and Governance: Pursuing Profit with Purpose.
Bernie Geiss, President at Cove Continuity Advisors
Bernie a co-founder of Cove Continuity Advisors Inc., an insurance brokerage, a fee based continuity and impact planning firm based in Vancouver, BC that does things differently. He is a disruptor in the Canadian life insurance industry driving change in an archaic industry. Bernie is a meditator, ultra trail runner and wannabe farmer who lives on the North Shore of Vancouver with his wife Christie (a co-owner of Cove) and three children.
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