PROFIT AND SOUL

Contrary to popular thinking, business is not about profit and greed, but should truly be about quality service and moral upliftment. Money really messes up the equation and the soul. We need to understand its advantages and limitations. Otherwise, it will choke the planet. Deliberately. Join this blog to see how business ethics can be modified for a better future.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

BBC REITH LECTURES

This years lectures by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs are quite shocking but also timely. You can listen or read online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2007/
While his thoughts and research are very good, It would really be nice to have a bit of diversity in the speakers. The western culture is the cause of many of the problems of modernity and eastern wisdom has many of ths solutions - especially the ones about simplicity, charity, integrity and non-violence to all living beings. I am surprised that the BBC does not invite these voices.

FINANCE AND FAITH

On 2nd May 2007, we have organised a seminar on this topic at St. Ethelburgas in the heart of the City of London. All are welcome - details are on our website www.diverseethics.com/casestudies

The thrust of the discussion is to examine the ethics of finance and look at faith traditions and how they deal with money and profit. There are a range of speakers - Richard Murphy - www.taxresearch.org.uk; Prof. Prem Sikka - www.aabaglobal.org and myself, Atul Shah - www.diverseethics.com