Equity

The commandment that urges us to love thy fellow man as we love ourselves, just like solidarity, implores us to help the less privileged. From the perspective of true help, sustainable and long term, this should focus on offering true opportunities to develop the abilities to those who really need it.

In a globalized world, equal access to opportunities is equivalent to acquiring the ability of participating in the market with competitive products or services. This implies propelling the development of a democratic, just, and transparent society in which these values will be paramount in both public and private sector, as well as in social organizations, so as to be able to guarantee equity.

Only when the thousands of millions of people that live in poverty are not considered as just one more of the world’s problems, but rather as a decisive part of its solutions, will the global perspective for humanity be illuminated. To this respect, I consider that enterprises, governments, and civil society organizations should work together to persuade the majority that eco-efficient conduct, corporate social responsibility, and private capital investment with a long term vision, could provide equal opportunities, access to human dignity, and prosperity.