We Vegeterian People

Author(s): Atul Doshi
Publisher: Atul Doshi

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6. Ethical Investment. Ethics
MONEY
investing in stock market ...
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Are we supporting businesses like meat, dairy, leather, poultry, cigarettes, hotel, pharmaceuticals, etc....
In India, there are millions of vegetarian people who are investors in stock market.
As we all know, investors provide capital to listed companies and they are able to grow their businesses with the help of our capital. We invest in lot many companies, but we do not take proper care to
analyse activities being done by these companies.
There are many companies operating in dairy, liquor, meat, poultry farming, pharmaceuticals, cigarettes, hotel industry, etc. that directly/indirectly harm human beings or animals/birds. Our lack of knowledge and guidance leads us to support activities, which are
not intended. Fortunately, Beauty Without Cruelty (organisation helping to promote animal compassion) has prepared an Investment guide (You may download BWCInvestment Guide PDF file from http://www.bwcindia.org) which categorises companies based on their businesses. We should look at the list of companies mentioned in this guide before investing in equity market.
There are plenty of companies doing ethical businesses and a good return can be availed of from investing in these companies and still be guilt free.
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"Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by what is above him when he shows no mercy to what is under him?"
~ Pierre Troubetzkoy (Russian-born American painter)
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