Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI

One of the Earth Day events that I was invited to participate in was an Interfaith Conference on Care of Creation in Roanoke, Va. In the brochure that was prepared for the event, the organizers articulated their vision in the following way: "Conscious of the opportunities afforded by our region...

The relationship between faith-consistent (FCI) and socially responsible investing (SRI) was on the agenda of the Tenth Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance and is a question that surfaces frequently. As both sectors continue to increase in size and therefore influence it may be instructive to consider a few of...

On the Feast of St. Patrick, there may be no better way to honor the patron of Ireland, who according to legend drove out snakes from the country, than by protecting the Irish people from bailing out a nonexistent reckless speculation bank.

Anglo-Irish Bank (Anglo) financed some of Ireland's worst...

You would think by now that banks and other financial institutions would have been chastened some by the scrutiny and criticism that they received during the near meltdown of the financial system in September 2008 and its aftermath. Judging by the aggressive path that some have adopted in the payday...

The beginning of a New Year usually finds millions of people both evaluating the year that has passed into history and pondering what awaits them around the corner.This includes revisiting old resolutions and revising appropriate benchmarks for the year ahead.

In the stock exchange Dow Jones and the S&P...

A new important framework and tool has been added to the human rights tool kit as we celebrate Human Rights Day in 2011. In June this year the U.N. Human Rights Council, in Geneva, formally endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This represented the conclusion...

It is difficult to imagine that anyone enters political life with the aspiration to be in the driver's seat when budget cuts are the name of the game. They have accepted leadership at a time when their respective legislative bodies have adopted austerity plans that will create friction between citizens...

Every week brings new accounts of citizens across the world occupying plazas, squares, parks and streets to stage yet another protest. The latest "occupy" venue was a pasture in Nebraska with the protesters' grievance centering on the impact of large agribusiness on the quality and safety of our food supply....

In 1971 a small group of believers decided to establish the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility to facilitate and coordinate their efforts to engage and challenge US corporations who had a presence in South Africa. The apartheid system of government was already well entrenched and they were searching for tools...

I was driving back to my office in D.C. when I felt the impact of the 5.8 earthquake, centered in Mineral Springs, Va. On Saturday morning I found myself abandoning NYC and heading north to Vermont as I thought to escape the forecasted ferocity of Hurricane Irene. Ah, the best...

The mid-August rollercoaster ride that has left many investors clutching their stomachs and canceling their vacations must serve as an urgent reminder of the enormous power of global banks and the need to check that power through the swift and decisive implementation of financial reform.

On the macro level,...

All of the attention that News Corp has been receiving on both sides of the Atlantic in recent weeks has immediately raised questions for any investors who are owners of the stock as the different allegations unfolded and evolved. The many troubling dimensions of this evolving situation ... invasion of...

The recent experience of the near calamitous meltdown of the financial system was a clear indication of what can happen when unbridled greed and inadequate regulation are given free rein. The controversies swirling around News Corp are another ugly example of what happens when an ethical values system isn't in...