Meet-up: the complementarity of steward-ownership and impact governance - 12/11
On November 12, Steward-owned, together with Corporate Regeneration, invites you to explore the complementarity between two emerging concepts in the deep design of business.
This session is intended for any SME, corporate, or family business seeking to maintain or strengthen its mission-driven focus, while placing stakeholders such as nature and future generations at the heart of its governance.
“More than the design of specific products or services, what matters most is the deep design of the organisation itself.” Kate Raworth (Doughnut Economics)
What if...
What if... these two concepts could be integrated into company structures? That is the starting point of this workshop
What if... a company could decouple voting rights, which represent power and control, from profit and asset rights?
What if we brought nature onto the board?
What if... companies could no longer be sold to the highest bidder, but were forever governed by the most capable and committed people, closely connected to the organisation?
What if... a company’s robustness could be strengthened by including representatives of nature or future generations?
What if... we thought in terms of ‘how much is enough’ instead of ‘how much is possible’?
What if... directors could act in full knowledge of the facts, in good faith, with due care and diligence, and in the best interests of the company—taking into account the interests of all stakeholders?
Steward-ownership – a structure for being a good ancestor
Steward-ownership is a corporate ownership structure that offers an alternative to shareholder primacy. It ensures that companies prioritise their long-term purpose over short-term profits, especially at pivotal moments.
Steward-ownership reshapes the distribution of power—not based on investment or inheritance, but on competence and alignment with values. In practice, this model separates decision-making rights from profit rights. It is a proven model that has existed for decades.
“A business can be a prototype of the world you want to live in.”
Impact governance by nature, in service to future generations
In a complex and evolving world, impact governance is becoming a strategic imperative for ensuring business resilience, robustness, and competitiveness.
By adopting a systemic approach, impact governance can help to harmonise strategy and impact, meet regulatory requirements (CSRD, ESG), consolidate relationships, and stimulate innovation inspired by natural systems.
So… What if...
Discover how you can become a pioneer and write an inspiring chapter of your story.
