Cempaka Business and Economy: Foreign banks foster sustainable development

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Foreign banks foster sustainable development

Andi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Foreign Bank Association of Indonesia (FBAI) has formed a special working committee on sustainable development that aims to formulate a standard for best lending practices to be adopted by FBAI members.

Speaking during a discussion on sustainable lending, the CEO of HSBC Indonesia, Richard McHowat, who also heads the FBAI, said Wednesday the committee was in the early stages of identifying the practices of its members in Indonesia and promoting awareness on sustainable development.

The FBAI was formed in February 2006, and includes as members ABN Amro, CitiBank, Rabo Bank and Standard Chartered, as well as joint venture banks. The association currently boasts 33 members.

"In formulating the standard for best practices, we will adopt the global standard of best practices for sustainable development and adopt it into an Indonesian context," McHowat said.

"For us, it is no longer about the willingness to implement sustainable best practices, but more about prioritizing them while waiting for the right moment."

As an example, McHowat said that under his company's environmental risk standard, it must ensure that all decision-making processes fully address environmental-risk assessment and establish suitable procedures for dealing with proposed transactions of an environmentally sensitive nature.

"We have been around from 121 years and we do not want to ruin our reputation by supporting a project that is potentially harmful for the people and environment," he later told The Jakarta Post.

Amol Titus, HSBC Indonesia head of risk analysis and sustainability, said that companies that embraced the principles of sustainability actually improved their chances of securing longer-term viability and success as they became more "bankable."

"HSBC in Indonesia has already started to develop portfolios of customers whom we regard as sustainable and the Bank is supporting them by providing a range of facilities, including working and trade capital, cash management and foreign exchange services," he said.

Sustainable development seeks to relieve poverty, create equitable standards of living, satisfy the basic needs of all people, produce sustainable economic growth and establish sustainable political practices, while taking the steps necessary to avoid irreversible damage to natural capital.

It does not focus solely on environmental issues as it also encompasses three general policy areas: economic, environmental and social.

Also speaking during the seminar was WWF Indonesia executive director Mubariq Ahmad, who described some of the challenges in bringing Indonesian corporations on board.

According to Mubariq, the foremost challenge in convincing corporations in Indonesia to adhere to environmental principles was the difficulty involved in identifying and contacting their owners. This was particularly true of those in the forestry business.

Globally, HSBC has announced a five-year US$8 million environmental partnership with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute to fund the largest-ever experiment on the effects of climate change and how it will affect the world's forests.

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