The 7 ebbf core values
values-based leadership
We use spiritual principles, or human values, to address economic problems - and we believe that material prosperity without a spiritual foundation soon becomes meaningless.
The common practice of using Gross Domestic Product as the leading measure of a society's well-being overlooks the fact that material comfort does not necessarily bring either satisfaction or contentment.
We need other ways to assess our quality of life, because we believe that material prosperity without a spiritual foundation is empty and meaningless.
Members of the ebbf use spiritual principles, or human values, to address economic problems.
Just as the individual has a spiritual or non-material dimension, so society has a spiritual purpose -- namely, to provide for the growth and development of its members.
Values such as justice, compassion, trust and moderation need to prevail in the resolution of issues as wide ranging as inequitable wealth distribution, chronic unemployment, the expanding welfare state, rapid technology displacement, managing the Earth's resources, encouraging a diverse workforce and resolving labour disputes.
To achieve all this, social and economic structures must come to favour cooperation and unity, which are conducive to spiritual growth, rather than competition, conflict, power and dominance.