The market must serve
The Quakers and Business Group believe we must ‘imagine’ beyond current approaches to business
The business of business is business – this has been the commercial world’s slogan since the mid-twentieth century, claiming markets are amoral and companies exist only to further the ends of their creators and shareholding owners. After all, by law, company boards exist to maximise returns on the funds of shareholders. ‘Shareholder Value’ became the winning battle cry of the 1990s. This was when the Quakers and Business Group was born, so Quaker business people could form a community again and rediscover their voice. Good Business: Ethics at Work – Advices and Queries on Personal Standards of Conduct at Work was written, drawn from our Testimonies.
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