Public Benefit Corporation
A form of for-profit corporation under US state law that must pursue a stated public benefit alongside shareholder returns.
A Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) is a type of for-profit company defined in the corporate law of several US states. It names a specific public benefit in its charter, and its directors must manage the company by balancing shareholders' financial interests with that benefit and the interests of people affected by its conduct.
Unlike a conventional corporation, it gives management a legal basis for not judging decisions by shareholder returns alone. Delaware and a number of other states offer the form, and some AI companies that frame safety and social responsibility as their mission have adopted it.
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