HUMAN DIGNITY

"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour." Psalm 8 verses 3 to 5

Every human being is unique and precious in the sight of God.

If you want an insight into how much He cares read Matthew 6 verse 28 - 32

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights builds on this concept of the ultimate worth of the individual. As investors we are concerned when companies operate in co-operation with – or are being seen to give support to – regimes that have a poor human rights record.

Two further areas are:

• No discrimination There are no second class citizens and we all have the right to be treated fairly without bias,
  
• Sanctity of human life Human Life is not just another commodity to be traded in the market. It is valuable in itself and all people, whatever age, class, race, gender etc have a valuable contribution to make.