Purpose and “société à mission”

Governance

Since the French PACTE law (2019), a company may write a purpose into its articles, then become a “société à mission” by adding social and environmental objectives, monitored by a mission committee (or a single referent below 50 employees) and checked by an independent third-party body.

Reference source: entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr

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