Video: Quality = Conscious + Capitalism

Our friends at ValueDACH asked us to flesh out our definition of conscious capitalism and why we use these criteria to assess the quality of a company. While, of course, we rate management teams, industry lifecycles, and competitive advantages, among many other criteria, we believe approaching quality from a conscious capitalist lens gives us an edge over our peers.

When a company’s customers, employees, suppliers and communities love the company they interact with, goodwill compounds and these firms do significantly better than their competition, if they even have any. It often coincides with the Builders’ approach we’ve previously outlined: high growth, lower profit margins, overall better returns for everyone.

You can catch the view interview below or by going directly to youtube.

Also – TripAdvisor (TRIP): We’ve posted our most recent research update from this week to our public research page. You just need to be logged in to see it. Enjoy.

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