Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director There is strength in unity. Perhaps you have heard it said a rope of many cords is stronger than a single cord on its own. The principle is the same. When you have multiple people or organizations jointly committed to a goal or objective success is more likely. In the… Read more →
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The Complexity and Simplicity of Poverty
Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director Poverty. One word and you already have images in your mind. Perhaps you see World Vision commercials playing or maybe that homeless person you walk past on the way to work. Maybe you think of other countries and other people. A person’s understanding and perceptions are shaped by their experience…. Read more →
Is Ethical Investment the Way of the Future?
Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director What a loaded title. Especially when being written by an organization like Jubilee Fund that focuses on ethical investment and social finance. You would expect us to say yes and you would be right but we want to make sure you understand why. To that end let’s take a look… Read more →
Is Ethical Investment Profitable?
Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director Is socially responsible, ethical investment profitable? It feels wrong to even ask the question but it is, in fact, a good question to ask. In a perfect world we would see resources equitably distributed in such a way that all people’s needs (food, shelter, clothing, health, equality, etc.) would be… Read more →
Adopting Mark Carney’s Value(s)
Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director “Capitalism loses its sense of moderation when the belief in the power of the market enters the realm of faith.” So says Mark Carney about a third of the way through his new book Value(s): Building a Better World for All. You know, the former governor of the Bank of… Read more →
You are an Ethical Investor: A (Very) Brief History of Ethical Investment
Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director When I was a kid out for Hallowe’en, we carried small cardboard containers (with terrible, easy to rip handles) to collect change for UNICEF. We were agents for ethical investment encouraging our family, friends and neighbors to invest some of their hard-earned dollars into the lives of impoverished children around… Read more →
