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It combines modern with traditional entrepreneurship, sustainability with profitable business. And much more.</h2> 392</div> </div> 393 </section> 394 </div> 395 <div class="col col-12 col-large-6"> 396 <section class="module module-textblock space-after--smart" > 397 <div class="module_inner"> 398 <div class="text align--left"> 399 <p>Steward ownership is a proven ownership model that has been in place for many decades â having been implemented by companies like Zeiss (Germany), Novo Nordisk (Denmark), Patagonia (USA), Bosch (Germany), Signal (USA), BuurtzorgT (Netherlands), Carlsberg (Denmark) and many others around the world.</p> 400<p>It presents an innovative alternative to conventional ownership models. It allows start-ups to legally safeguard their mission and set-up aligned financing structures. It enables medium-sized business and Hidden Champions to set-up sustainable charters, where successors can become steward owners independent of family affiliation or acquisition power. It also allows large corporations and market leaders to set up aligned and sustainable structures for the future.</p> 401</div> </div> 402 </section> 403 </div> 404</div> 405 </div> 406 </section> 407 <section class="module module-textblock space-after--small is-bg-white has-headline" id='what-is-steward-ownership'> 408 <div class="module_inner"> 409 <h2 class="module_headline"> 410 <span class="h1">What is steward ownership</span> 411 </h2> 412 <div class="text align--left"> 413 <p>Stewards-owned companies are guided by two principles:</p> 414</div> </div> 415 </section> 416 <section class="module module-connected-illustrations space-after--smart is-bg-white" > 417 <div class="module_inner"> 418 <div class="illustrations"> 419 <div class="illustration"> 420 <div class="illustration_image"> 421 422<figure class="image type--png"> 423 <div class="scaled-media is-image" data-ratio='1' data-fitting='cover' data-type='png' data-orientation='portrait' > 424 <div class="scaled-media_inner" style='padding-bottom: 100%;'> 425 426 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" 427 data-sources='{"full":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-self-determination-3.png",1417,1417,false],"xlarge":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-self-determination-3-1400x1400.png",1400,1400,true],"large":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-self-determination-3-1000x1000.png",1000,1000,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-self-determination-3-768x768.png",768,768,true],"medium":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-self-determination-3-700x700.png",700,700,true],"thumbnail_large":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-self-determination-3-300x300.png",300,300,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-self-determination-3-150x150.png",150,150,true]}' 428 class="media lazyload is-wider" 429 data-ratio="1" 430 style="object-position: 50% 50%;"> 431 432 <i class="spinner print--no-display"></i> 433 434 </div> 435 </div> 436 </figure> 437 438 </div> 439 <div class="illustration_text text is-centered"> 440 <h2><strong>SELF-DETERMINATION</strong></h2> 441<p>The company cannot become an object of speculation but remains self-determined and independent in the long term. The steering wheel always remains in the hands of people who are connected to the company and its mission.</p> 442 </div> 443 </div> 444 445 <div class="illustration"> 446 <div class="illustration_image"> 447 448<figure class="image type--svg"> 449 <div class="scaled-media is-image" data-ratio='1' data-fitting='contain' data-type='svg' data-orientation='portrait' > 450 <div class="scaled-media_inner" style='padding-bottom: 100%;'> 451 452 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" 453 data-sources='{"full":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,true],"medium":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,true],"large":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,true],"thumbnail_large":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,true],"xlarge":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-illustrationfinancing.svg",75,75,true]}' 454 class="media lazyload is-wider" 455 data-ratio="1" 456 style="object-position: 50% 50%;"> 457 458 <i class="spinner print--no-display"></i> 459 460 </div> 461 </div> 462 </figure> 463 464 </div> 465 <div class="illustration_text text is-centered"> 466 <h2><strong>PURPOSE-ORIENTATION</strong></h2> 467<p>Profits are a means to an end, not an end in themselves. They serve the companyâs mission and long-term development or can be used to fund charitable activities. The value created within the company cannot be extracted by the company owners for their personal benefit.</p> 468 </div> 469 </div> 470 471 <div class="illustrations_connecting-image"> 472 473<figure class="image type--png"> 474 <div class="scaled-media is-image" data-ratio='2.0576368876081' data-fitting='contain' data-type='png' data-orientation='landscape' > 475 <div class="scaled-media_inner" style='padding-bottom: 48.59943977591%;'> 476 477 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" 478 data-sources='{"full":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-heart-arrows.png",714,347,false],"medium":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-heart-arrows-700x340.png",700,340,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-heart-arrows-309x150.png",309,150,true],"thumbnail_large":["https:\/\/purpose-economy.org\/content\/uploads\/purpose-heart-arrows-300x146.png",300,146,true]}' 479 class="media lazyload is-wider" 480 data-ratio="2.0576368876081" 481 style="object-position: 50% 50%;"> 482 483 <i class="spinner print--no-display"></i> 484 485 </div> 486 </div> 487 </figure> 488 489 </div> 490 </div> </div> 491 </section> 492 <section class="module module-video space-after--smart is-bg-gray has-headline" id='watch-our-6-minutes-explainer-video'> 493 <div class="module_inner"> 494 <h2 class="module_headline">
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