November 26, 2012 – 11:09 am by sam
Tagged ethiqs
Do your investments destroy or care for the planet? Robert Howell Ethiqs, an open network of young and young-at-heart Friends, are facilitating a debate about ethical investment; Join the network at http://is.gd/ethiqs As an individual, a member of a pension fund, or as a member of an organisation that has investments, do your investments destroy [...]
October 1, 2012 – 9:28 am by sam
This blog is part of a series put together by young Friends exploring ethical investment. The Case for Investing Ethically. Money is power – it’s locked up energy, investors own the energy of the people who worked to make the profits. The question is “Are you using your power to improve this world? Quite apart [...]
September 24, 2012 – 10:48 am by sam
This post is part of a series put together by young Friends exploring ethical investment. In September, thirty young Friends wrote to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) about investment. They called for the Trust to build on its excellent progress towards ethical investment. The original letter and reply are available here to read. Both [...]
May 1, 2012 – 6:45 pm by suzannei
[Posted on behalf of John Schmid] I am responding to the article on Steady State Economics in issue 18 of BWE and specifically to the paragraph on monetary reform on page 5. This states “Monetary reform: Most of the money in the world has been created by banks. They can do this because under the [...]
February 22, 2012 – 7:00 pm by Jo Poole
Wall Street, Main Street, and Meetinghouse Road (October 2012) Coverage will include a look at Friends in business, entrepreneurship, and historical and modern ethical issues surrounding money. Are there continuing shifts in patterns of Quaker employment? What is the state of philanthropy among Friends and the support of Friends institutions? We request complete submissions by [...]
November 30, 2011 – 2:12 pm by Tony Weekes
Peter Challen of the Christian Council for Monetary Justice draws my attention to this book. A summary and further information is available at website http://www.searchingfinance.com/products/soon-to-be-published/the-courageous-state-rethinking-economics-society-and-the-role-of-government.html
November 17, 2011 – 1:59 pm by Jo Poole
The Quakers & Business Group stands alongside people of all religions and none who are resisting economic injustice with peaceable action. We recognize the concerns of those engaged in the occupation of financial centres throughout the world. We support this movement that highlights the failures of the current structures and systems, leading to behaviours that [...]
October 14, 2011 – 1:15 pm by Tony Weekes
A number of Friends have shared with me their unease about the idea of Quantitative Easing (QE). It may be of interest to share my response with Quakernomics users. What QE does is show that the Central Bank can, in effect, create ‘money’ (or liquidity, or credit). But what many thoughtful economists (Ann Pettifor and [...]
September 23, 2011 – 4:19 pm by suzannei
With only a few years until 2015 progress on meeting the Millennium Development Goals targets is mixed and much work still needs to be done. Jaci Smith, Peace Education Advisor, reports. Some of you may have been expecting an article promoting the Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty campaign and encouraging you to get [...]
September 23, 2011 – 4:16 pm by suzannei
BYM’s commitment to become a low-carbon, sustainable community will require many changes. One of these could be to examine how we bank, save and invest our money. On investment, Quaker faith & practice (Fourth edition – 20.56) advises “thought should be given, not only to security and the rate of interest, but to the conditions [...]
