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« Managerial philosophy that embodies Rawls’ Difference Principle: o Socially responsible suppliers o 7.5% of annual pretax profits distributed to social change projects o Five-to-one salary ratio, later raised to seven-to-one [ highest paid employee could only receive a salary that was five times (later seven) greater than the lowest paid employee. o Salary floor @ no one could earn below $20, 000 (average per capita income at the time in Vermont was $17, 000) o Inequalities acknowledged and recognized, used for bettering supplies and employees’ situation + Positions of increasing responsibility in the firm open to all (The principle of equal opportunity)