Forbes

CRAFT SERVICES

INSIDE ETSY’S DIY STANDARDS FOR GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

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Etsy gave up its chance to be a certified B Corp (meaning one that meets the highest standards in environmen­tal and social good) so as not to lose freedom and flexibilit­y in what it does, but it’s a new member of the Just 100 anyway. It got there because it has a carbon-offset program at checkout for customers and because women make up 87% of its merchants and 33% of its engineerin­g team, among other reasons. “We’re working hard to prove that we can be a great citizen and be a great company at the same time,” says Etsy CEO Josh Silverman. “And candidly, if you can’t do both, where are we as a society? It’s a pretty fatalistic thought that you can’t be a profitable and good company.”

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