Self-reported impact invites greenwashing — purpose-locked firms still need independent verification
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A mission lock removes the incentive to overstate impact, not the ability. Self-reported figures — profit percentages, trees planted, emissions — can mislead without independent verification, and genuine purpose locks can actually make weak measurement harder to spot.
Sustainable Development Goals
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The problem
Locking ownership to a purpose removes the incentive to lie about impact, but not the ability to overstate it. Common gaps:
- Percentage-of-profit rhetoric.
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