I dont believe a profit seeking entity can (ever) be "benevolent", in the sense that it would forgo profit in an altrustic manner to help "the world".
If the profit generating actions of such company also align with the interests of society, then good. When they aren't aligned, they will chose profit over the welbeing of people, unless laws come in to "re-align" them.
Perhaps when a company is private and small, they can be benevolent, but when it grows big (which is usually when they IPO), the share holder's expectation of a return (as well as various other market pressures to make profit or die) forces companies to behave in a sociopathic manner. Despite all good intentions of the CEO, employees, etc.
If the profit generating actions of such company also align with the interests of society, then good. When they aren't aligned, they will chose profit over the welbeing of people, unless laws come in to "re-align" them.
Perhaps when a company is private and small, they can be benevolent, but when it grows big (which is usually when they IPO), the share holder's expectation of a return (as well as various other market pressures to make profit or die) forces companies to behave in a sociopathic manner. Despite all good intentions of the CEO, employees, etc.