It’s not the CEO’s fault - they had to take all that money to keep their org a non-profit.

B corps are like recycling programs, a nice logo.

torginus 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Don't they get tax breaks and more lax operating requirements? I don't think this is just an image thing.

	▲	mcherm 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No, under US law charities and non-profits are typically eligible for some kinds of tax benefits but public benefit corporations are not.

shafyy 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Are you saying that recycling is a scam?

	▲	coldtea 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Aside from a few select product categories, recycling IS a scam. E.g.: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/17/plastic-... Recycling mostly means "sent to landfills in the third world": https://earth.org/waste-colonialism-a-brief-history-of-dumpi... https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/03/rich-countri... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/opinion/trash-recycling-g...
	▲	8organicbits 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Many recycling programs don't actually recycle. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/critics-call-out-plastics-indus...