Stakeholder Considerations in ESOP Company Governance

NCEO Annual Employee Ownership Conference

Can an ESOP company board take into account the interests of the company’s stakeholders (employees, community, vendors, etc.) when making corporate decision? The answer is: it depends. In this presentation, we’ll look into the legal and practical aspects of taking a stakeholder-oriented approach to governance by examining a director’s fiduciary duties and how becoming a benefit corporation may (or may not) allow for stakeholder considerations. Join Stevens & Lee’s Sean Matthew as he presents at the National Center for Employee Ownership’s Annual Employee Ownership Conference in Kansas City, MO.