Social Enterprise Law Tracker

beginning in 2008, state legislatures began authorizing a new class of corporations collectively known as social enterprises. these corporate forms are designed for businesses that seek to create positive social and environmental impacts in addition to financial returns. the social enterprise law tracker tracks and visualizes social enterprise legislation across the united states. users can select any state or jurisdiction for information about the social enterprise forms that are available, or are currently under consideration by state legislatures. all data provided by the tracker adheres to the sunlight foundation’s open data policy guidelines, and can be downloaded for corresponding categories by clicking the link below the status tool map. the status tool was developed by rob esposito and shawn pelsinger, with support from the nyu jacobson leadership program in law & business, the nyu stern business & society program, and the nyu law and social entrepreneurship association.