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University of Tampa Profiles Chapter Founder

The University of Tampa interviewed Conscious Capitalism Florida president and CEO Vinny Tafuro following the successful Benefit Corporation workshop held in partnership with the UT Entrepreneurs Sustainability Board last month.

If you explain conscious capitalism to a Baby Boomer, they typically ask, “What is the return on investment?” But if you ask a college student, they typically say, “Why would you do business any other way?”

Vincent Tafuro Jr. ’16

The free event featured Jef Conley and Elena Gibson of Sequil Systems of Delray Beach, an environmental consulting firm, that recently became one of Florida’s first Benefit Corporations and was held in collaboration with Florida Next, the US Green Chamber, the Florida Bar Association, and B Lab the nonprofit behind the Benefit Corporation.

Read more at UT Social Entrepreneur Spreads Conscious Capitalism.