Working for a corporation tends to egnite some emotions that I don’t generally like, the most common of them seem to be. “What’s it like working for a evil company?”
The general perception that big public financial institutions are evil because they steal money from the public and finance unethical practices isn’t far wrong. In the past they have always gone where the money is, which has often meant funding projects or companies that provided profit without consideration of the impact of the other person down the line.
But how do you justify your position within this organisation without the expense of your soul? I don’t know yet, I haven’t found out how to do it.
But what I have noticed that they are (the big companies) are starting to notice (finally!) what the public are thinking of them. To the extent that they are starting marketing campaigns against the perception. Case in point the Commonwealth Bank ad on T.V promoting the “different” side of the bank while at the same time rising interest rates.
The move into ethical investing my many fund managers (even though some don’t exist – opes prime)
It is nice to be able to say in an interview that the reason I was attracted to your company was the importance placed on social responsibility, so the tide is changing, but as with everything it changes slowly.