I don't think that's true. They are required to pursue what the shareholders deem important. That's usually profit, but sometimes there are votes to sway the

I don't think that's true. They are required to pursue what the shareholders deem important. That's usually profit, but sometimes there are votes to sway the company in a different direction. As a simple example of this, activist investors have spurred change in some industries that wasn't purely based on profit.[1] 1: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Activist-Investors-Force-Change-In-The-Oil-Industry.html https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Activist-Investor...