Building a green economy
Paul Ellis raises some of the issues that will be explored during National Ethical Investment Week (16 – 22 October)
Originally written in 1910, the section of Quaker Faith & Practice quoted below is a succinct summary of what constitutes a right relationship with money in all its forms. Money is not just a neutral store of value, but a ‘store of values.’ How we use the credit at our disposal has important consequences for other people and for our shared environment. This passage not only deals with how we approach investing and how we dispense with our income, but also enjoins us to consider how we acquire it in the first place. Above all, it reminds us that in enjoying the credit at our disposal, we also have an obligation of service to the community and the good of others.
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