While just "making money" may sound a bit short-sighted, it IS the reason for the company's existence. Hopefully, however, profit is correlated with/caused by

While just "making money" may sound a bit short-sighted, it IS the reason for the company's existence. Hopefully, however, profit is correlated with/caused by providing value to humanity, which in turn encourages "good behavior" from companies. If a company is seen as "bad", it starts to lose clients.