Everyone matters in a democracy.
Everyone.
We all have an important role to play, always. Lawyers especially, but everyone.
This week’s State of the Union is cause for a pause to reflect on the role we all play.
Always, and especially now.
Let’s do (more) good (better)—united—together.
Can an Office for the Impact Economy happen in the US? American attorney Marc J. Lane makes a strong case in favor, writing in a recent article that “there’s no reason the nation as a whole shouldn’t systematically pursue the same multi-sectoral impact agenda” as put forward in the UK.
...The ideal of socially responsible corporations has gained a real following in the past few years, but it is Marc J. Lane, the Chicago attorney who serves as president and chairman of Social Enterprise Chicago, who actually pioneered the idea two decades ago. He's been a tireless promoter: At age 76, he is the author of 36 books, many devoted to showing both for-profits and nonprofits how to address social and environmental concerns in their everyday practices.
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