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Profitability is a shallow goal if it doesn't have a real purpose, and the purpose has to be share the profits with others.

I think the only way to maintain profitability is to meet the needs of the customers.

We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business.

If we are going to be able to create a new economic vision, companies will need to rethink every aspect of their operations; their bottom lines, ownership structures, demands on financial returns, how they raise capital. For example, an ethical company would say it should only take a fair share of the planet's resources and campaign on this.

Profitability is coming from productivity, efficiency, management, austerity, and the way to manage the business.

The big companies are the private industry. But they're faced with a short-term need to show a profit in short-term.

Everyone has the idea of owning good companies. The problem is that they have high prices in relations to assets and earnings, and that takes all of the fun out of the game.

Businesses can lead with their values and make money, too. You don't have to simply be purely profit-driven. You can integrate social and environmental concerns into a business, be a caring business, be a generous business and still do very well financially.

Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.

Dominant companies have a special responsibility to ensure that the way they do business doesn't prevent competition... and does not harm consumers and innovation.