“Let us work people and the world,
And serve as representatives of kami (deities)
To make the society firm and sound.” 

from The General Principles of Shinto Life proclaimed in 1956 by the Association of Shinto Shrines

“Environmental issues, after all, depend on our self-awareness of the problems and our determination to take responsibility. So, Shinto suggests that we should shift our point of view and look at our environment with the spirit of 'reverence and gratitude,' that is, with the spirit of parental care for children or with the spirit of brotherhood.” 

from “A Shinto Faith Statement” by Jinja Honcho, the representative body of all Shinto Shrines in Japan, reprinted in Faith in Conservation by Martin Palmer with Victoria Finlay, published by the World Bank, 2003