From The Church Times-EXECUTIVES from energy companies met the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday, two months after he called on such firms to be "conscious of their social obligations", given the "severe" impact of energy price rises.
A statement from Lambeth Palace said that the senior representatives met to talk about "their perspectives on social responsibility around the energy-supply sector". This was "one of a number of private meetings hosted by Archbishop Justin in order to draw on the experience of people from different areas of national life".
Utility Week reported on Tuesday that the chief executives of British Gas, EDF Energy, Eon, and Npower were expected to attend the meet-ing.
A spokesman from Npower told the publication: "We would always want to try and engage with the issue [of fuel poverty]. We want to talk about that with the Archbishop of Canterbury, and with any important stakeholder who has got a stake in these things. While energy is not the usual territory for religious leaders, it is important from a poverty point of view, which is certainly their territory, so it is right to talk."
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http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2013/13-december/news/uk/welby-talks-to-energy-firms
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