Use the sources below to answer the case report questions:

Sources you can use (not exclusive):

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/COLM/profile?p=COLM

https://www.patagonia.com/static/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-PatagoniaShared/default/dw824fac0f/PDF-US/2017-BCORP-pages_022218.pdf

https://www.patagonia.com/b-lab.html

https://bcorporation.net/directory/patagonia-inc

https://bcorporation.net/faq-item/are-any-b-corps-publicly-traded

Case report : Patagonia vs. Columbia Sportswear

Patagonia is a private, certified benefit corporation (B Corp). Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) is a publicly traded corporation that is listed on NASDAQ.

Compare these two companies' corporate governance and corporate social responsibility definitions, strategies and performances. Discuss below questions from the perspective of a financial manager:

1. Can Patagonia still be a B Corp if it decides to go public? What are the possible advantages and disadvantages?
2. Does Columbia Sportswear Company invest in corporate social responsibility as much as Patagonia does? Why / Why not?
3. Would Columbia Sportswear Company benefit from becoming a public B Corp?