Christian Investing: Ethical Companies
90Investigating companies for ethical investing
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches" (Proverbs 24:3-4, King James Version).
For many people, this passage provides not only guidance on wise decisions in life, but also in wise decisions in money. In Christian finances, being a good steward is paramount to the proper use of your money. For some Christians, this simply means doing one's best to provide for his or her family, and for the future. It also includes charitable donations as well. For others, though, being a good steward of one's financial resources also means making money in an ethical way that is compatible with Christian values.
Christian finances and ethical investing
For many Christians, ethical investing, investing with Christian finances in mind, means that only companies that comply with Christian values are considered. To many Christians, finances are an outgrowth of the rest of their lives. Indeed, it is important to carefully consider your motives for investing. Many Christians find that as they desire to help worthy companies and causes, they feel better about investing as part of a Christian financial paln.
Your definition of ethical investing is your own, but many Christians wish to learn more about the companies they invest in, in order to ensure that their "pleasant riches" are coming through understanding of how a company accomplishes the building of its house.
There are many companies and investment options that focus on ethical investing. You can usually find from Christian financial ministries which companies support practices that you might not be in line with. There are also Christian investment advisors that can help you find companies and mutual funds that only invest in companies whose practices are ethical and in keeping with your personal Christian values.
Avoiding unethical companies
If you are interested in ethical investing, it is important that you do your research into various companies. First, though, you need to establish what you feel is ethical. Do you want to support companies that make efforts to protect the environment that God has blessed us with? Is it important to you that companies you invest in follow ethical and humane practices with its workers? Do you want to avoid companies that support research that can lead to the taking of life? There are many issues to consider in ethical investing, and that means that you need to first establish your own priorities and desires.
After you have decided what types of companies you consider unethical, it is time to do research on your current investment portfolio. Do you need to re-allocate some investments? Make sure that the investments you hold reflect your ideas of ethical investing. Next, consider companies for new investments. Research their practices, and their company goals. And turn to Christian finances advisors, as well as prayer, to help you identify appropriate ethical choices for investing.
You will find as you pursue ethical investing that you will be blessed in your efforts. And that God will help you as you search for companies to help your money (see James 1:5 and Proverbs 15:22).
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excellent! We do watch where we invest, both as Christians and as people concerned with the environment...Needless to say we don't do alot variety in our investing!
How about in addition to have "Christian" ethics, the companies chosen will also use fair trade labor (no slaves) and not destroy the planet. When God gave us dominion over the earth, he didn't say we should leave it pillaged and smoking.
There are more slaves today than at any time in history. We just don't see them, because our economic model has separated the consumer from the producer. It's food for thought.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Mr. Bal Krishna Pokharel from Kathmandu, Nepal a born again Christian growing in Christian Faith with most enjoyable life and my time to work for mission and social activities. I did work with different Mission Organization like Scargill House Christian Community and Retreat Center (UK), Wycliffe Bible Translators (UK), Campus Crusade for Christ (Nepal) and recently I am serving GOD through Nepal Charity Mission (NCM) in Nepal. I go to Aradhana Church in Kathmandu which is one of the oldest Churches in Nepal. I got your address from Searching.
It's my privilege sharing of our works through this email letter. Nepal Charity Mission (NCM) is a registered NGO with Nepal Government District Administrative Office in 2003 and has been affiliated with Social Welfare Council of Nepal. NCM is working in different areas of humanitarian fields like Street Children/Foster Children Project for schooling, working with Disasters and Relief, Social Awareness Projects, Training and Academic Projects, Research and poverty alleviation projects through developing farms like food/grain production, vegetation, plantation, cattle farms ( Cows, Goats, pigs, sheep etc), bee keeping and etc.
It's bitter truth that Nepal is one of the most developing countries in the world. It's not the proud to say that Nepal is one of the most developing countries while there are developed world running on a very scientific path of 21st century with very advanced science and technology while there is not a good infrastructure has been made yet in Nepal. As a part of our role of a conscious citizen we would like to lift up the marginal people from there poverty and educate them to know the value of their contribution towards making the better world by running sustainable projects like mentioned above. We would like to get a big involvement of youngsters if we get helps and advice from Organizations/the projects like you are please.
God is blessing us to continue HIS never-ending works with more purposive since the foundation of NCM. Now God has given us a vision of planting Churches and serving GOD with different types of projects to all over Nepal to each and every estate where we can bring and explore the Gospel and win unreached millions to GOD. NCM wants to evangelize the community but for this endeavor mission we need to build fund to change. This is a big challenge and not an easy job but need lots of prayers, enthusiasm, labors, encouragement and investment. We need long hours of prayers and the supports.
Ministering God's Work, Finance goes together with souls of our vision! So we are praying to GOD, I am writing my letter to the reliable sources of funds to make income for the Investment in the Kingdom of GOD!
Nepal is one of the most fertile and suitable lands for agriculture, plantation, forestation and developing farms, developing housing/town planning, establishing the companies and utilize the resources we have, and research because we have resources of fertile lands, massive drinkable waters that we can sell to the world, the suitable climates producing seasonal fruits, enough water for irrigation, culturally very rich and etc. As I have mentioned that there are hundreds and thousands of hectares of Lands just useless/empty land where we can develop the farm because the temperature and the lands are very much suitable for agriculture and plantation. Regarding the present world’s issues of Global Warming and Climate Change, scarcity of food and grains, our organization/project would like to plant the forests, give priority for agriculture and farm where there are millions of people would be benefited! The surrounding dry land would be saturated into greenery and scenery! It's the demand and the right solution of the recent problems reducing carbons and save the environment and preserve declining biodiversities, employ the youth for the works, raising marginal/poor people from poverty and build a strength economic are the keys of the recent world! Would you please assist us (Nepal Charity Mission) to saturate our land of opportunities and transforming the poor community and make them healthy and more responsible making towards the better world? Would you please help our various humanitarian projects we are working through? Would you please assist me with more technical and financial supports to use the land with more purposive projects like farming, agriculture, plantation, vegetation, forestation and there are huge production where we can involve being more responsible towards the world? I would encourage and challenge to each conscious human for this good reason of our vision. Let’s hold hands together make a channel and unite the world and lead them. This is our time as the times provide opportunities of works to every generation and we have now! We have opportunity of leading the economic sector, academic sectors, political sectors, social sectors, spiritual sectors, investment sectors, education sectors, health sectors, cultural sectors and uniting the community, the nation and the world sewing/piling in one thread. Especially we believers have more opportunities as well as the responsibilities and the authorities that the people in the world they watch over us and we are trusted people of Heavenly Kingdom Amen!
It’s our understanding and our prayers that your Organization/ company is participating with different organizations with Evangelism, Training and in Social activities Income Generating Activities lifting up the needy and marginal people in the most developing world through funding and investment. As we are being a Christian Faith organization are working and interested to work to rise up the marginal people through Income Generate and make a field for Good News.
The ultimate Goal of our projects are to share the Gospel and it’s all about TOUCHING, FOLLOWING AND CHANGING the hearts of whole village, the Village Development Committee and slowly moving towards the whole district, the nation and the world! We are looking for help for the technical and financial supports for the projects. Poverty Alleviation is the Main Issues of this Age! It's our common issues for each and every conscious citizen in the world. We trust that nothing would be lacking of developing our projects as we have found a good organization and the friends like you are. Let us make this world healthier and better place to live in!
Personally, I am not asking money, but money for developing the projects for production that sustain the needy people and make income to serve the needy any parts in the nation and the world! If you please let me know the areas that you would like to invest, I would have to submit the proposal. I trust that I have found you the key partner of my vision and help from you. I trust that I will get your right advice and enough supports to run the projects we have and we can work together! WE HAVE A MASSIVE PRODUCTION OF INVESTMENT! WE NEVER LOSE. WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE. Please we welcome you.
I would like to forward hearing from you soon.
With Regards,
Bal Krishna Pokharel
(CEO and Founder Chairman for NCM)
Nepal Charity Mission (NCM)
GPO BOX 8975
EPC 2433,
Kathmandu
Nepal
Phone # 00977-1-2111100 (Home)
Phone # 00977-1-4602496 (Office)
Cell # 00977-9841518735
Email: ncm.nepal@gmail.com
ncm.nepal@live.com
ncm2003@live.com
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glassvisage Level 5 Commenter 4 years ago
I had never heard of Christian finances... but I guess they would be different than regular finances! Good point.