I don&#x27;t know about the &quot;we pay taxes&quot; specifically.<p>But there are examples like Google and Facebook &quot;don&#x27;t expect any dividends&quot; [1]<p>Then there are a whole host of Corporate Social Responsibly activities [2] where companies promise to spend income on social programmes and other nice things.<p>CSR is a growing movement.<p>You can participate in ISO 26000 [3] which has a section on involvement in the community and other activities which potentially eat into raw profit.<p>Companies can also get certified as SA 8000 [4] compliant but that is aimed more at the treatment of workers.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fool.com&#x2F;investing&#x2F;general&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;06&#x2F;why-google-doesnt-care-if-you-want-a-dividend.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fool.com&#x2F;investing&#x2F;general&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;06&#x2F;why-google-...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Corporate_social_responsibility" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Corporate_social_responsibilit...</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;ISO_26000" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;ISO_26000</a><p>[4] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;SA8000" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;SA8000</a>