Why don't many businesses follow suit? The Greyston Bakery can be called a social experiment. Although it is a for-profit company, the company's mission and vision are related to improving the social well-being of its employees and the community. The company provides jobs to people shunned by other employers and society at large. All its profits are used to fund social activities that include teaching real-life skills to employees, creating shelter for the homeless, running medical clinics for people living with HIV/AIDS, and of people to become self-sufficient. social welfare disagrees. If this is the case, corporate executives accountable to shareholders are likely to focus on the profit-making aspect of the company rather than going against the interests of their shareholders by promoting social welfare at the expense of profits. Furthermore, research shows that companies actively involved in corporate social responsibility efforts are more likely to be targeted by activists (Kress, 2011). Indeed, it has been found that many companies initiate corporate social welfare projects when they can benefit from such projects. For example, automakers began creating fuel-efficient vehicles when they became profitable; Likewise, energy conservation became an important CSR activity when the cost of energy became very high. As such, companies are benefiting their society while following their own