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Pope addresses Italian power company on rethinking the economy

Vatican City, Feb 6, 2010 / 02:52 pm (CNA).- On Saturday at the Apostolic Palace, Pope Benedict met in audience with a group from a local Italian municipal agency. Speaking with them, but also to the international community, Holy Father stressed the importance of "social responsibility" in the business environment “to promote the good of all.”

Meeting with directors and personnel of the Roman branch of ACEA, a company that specializes in providing energy and water services to Italy, the Holy Father expressed his hope that the development model that has brought the world to its present economic crisis would be rethought so that man with his “capacity to produce, innovate, think and build the future” is placed at the center.

It’s important, he continued, to increase consciousness for “the necessity of a broader ‘social responsibility’ in business, that strives to hold in just consideration the expectations and needs of workers, clients, producers and the entire community, and to pay special attention to the environment.”

“In this way,” added Pope Benedict, “the production of goods and services will not be tied exclusively to the search for economic profits, but also to the promotion of the good for all.”
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See also:

From San Francisco Chronicle, "Pope weighs in on Fiat's planned closure."

And from YouTube-Vatican's Channel:

Pope Benedict XVI: Corporate responsibility towards society
February 6, 2010

posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 6:06 PM