His religion impacted on his business practices and he believed that the existence of companies which paid low wages was bad for the "nation's economy and humanity".
ラウントリーの信仰は、彼の事業実践に影響を与えており、彼は、低賃金を強いる企業の存在は「国家経済と人類 (nation's economy and humanity)」に有害だと信じていた。