What are the lessons we can learn from Wilberforce today? What about the continued challenges of modern slavery? The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics, together with CCLA, are delighted to announce an upcoming event on the topic. Title: Is William Wilberforce relevant for today’s society? Date: Wednesday, 24 April Time: 3pm to 5.30pm […]
We were delighted to host a joint event on the 30th November 2023 between the Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (CEME) and the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice (Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford), on the theme of “Finance for the Common Good”. Our speakers addressed a range of issues such as the interplay […]
CEME was delighted to host an event on the theme of The Great London Estates – Lessons for Housing. The event took place on 18th July 2023 at CCLA Investment Management Limited, One Angel Lane, London, EC4R 3AB. The meeting was chaired by Nicholas Boys Smith, founding Director of Create Streets which aims to help […]
On Wednesday 6th July 2022 the Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics (CEME) and the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) hosted a joint event to discuss the topical question of whether the UK public has lost faith in free markets, and if so what might be done about it. CEME’s Director, Revd Dr Richard Turnbull, […]
CEME was delighted to co-host, in partnership with St Mary’s University and CCLA Investment Management, an in-person event on The Morality of Government Debt: insights from economics and Christian social thought. One economic consequence of the pandemic has been the accumulation of large amounts of public debt. This has huge ramifications and raises a wide […]
CEME hosted, in partnership with CCLA Investment Management, an online event entitled, “Invest or Divest in Brown Industries? The Moral Dilemmas”. The purpose of this event was to bring together key speakers concerned with investment in, or management of, ‘brown industries’ from both the companies and the investment community. The discussion focused on the questions […]
CEME was pleased to host an event on “Ethics and Economics” which took place on Wednesday 12th May 2021. The full audio recording of the event can be found here. Business and markets exist to serve society and not the other way round. Has our economic system become detached from its values and ethical moorings? […]
CEME was delighted to host a Zoom event on the highly topical issue of Inflation in the UK. Sir Robert Chote (Chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, 2010-20) participated alongside Lord Griffiths to the discussion. The full title of the event was “How Serious is the Return of Inflation?”, and took place on Thursday […]
CEME held an event on “The Social Licence for Financial Markets – Reaching for the End and Why it Counts”, which took place on Wednesday, 24th February 2021. Financial markets depend on trust, including the trust of the society in which markets operate. Our main guest speaker was David Rouch followed by a response […]
On Tuesday 17th November 2020, CEME was delighted to host an online event and publication launch on the topic of ‘The UK Savings Crisis – Rediscovering the Principle and Practice’. Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach acted as chair and contributor to the discussion alongside Peter Warburton (economics consultant and founder of Economic Perspectives), and Andrei […]
CEME participated in an online event organised by James Cowper Kreston entitled, “Brave New World: Business Post Covid.” CEME Director, Richard Turnbull was part of a panel of speakers that shared their thoughts on this topic. Event Brief: As the immediate impact of the coronavirus shock becomes clear, we turn to the question: what […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets, and Ethics (CEME) was pleased to co-host a roundtable discussion with St. Mary’s University on the 31st October 2019. The event took place at the London Stock Exchange and focused on the issue of Corporate Executive Remuneration. Dr Andrew Hartropp presented his latest publication on the subject, followed by a […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (CEME) was delighted to organise an event on God and Competition – Towards a Positive Theology of Competitive Behaviour. Hosted by CCLA Investment Management, the event featured a book launch, lecture, group discussion and reception. Author Revd Canon Edward Carter talked about his new book on competitive behaviour […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets, and Ethics (CEME) was delighted to co-host a roundtable discussion with St. Mary’s University on the 6th June 2019. The event took place at St Mary’s University, Twickenham and focused on Quakers, Business and Social Responsibility. Key speakers included: – Professor Philip Booth, Dean of the Faculty of Education, […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets, and Ethics (CEME) was pleased to co-host a roundtable discussion with St. Mary’s University on the 9th May 2019. The event took place at CCLA Investment Management (London) and focused on the issue of Data Privacy and Ethics. Vivienne Artz was our guest speaker for the day. Vivienne is […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets, and Ethics (CEME) was pleased to host a roundtable discussion on the 16th January 2019 on “The Social and Economic Teaching of the Hebrew Scriptures“, held at Campion Hall (University of Oxford). Speakers included, among others, Professor Paul Fiddes, Revd Professor John Barton, Rabbi Dr Norman Solomon, and Revd Dr Ben […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets, and Ethics (CEME) was pleased to co-host an event on the 22nd November 2018 entitled “The Future of Capitalism – Making Capitalism Work for Everyone“, held at CCLA Investment Management (London). Speakers included, among others, Sacha Romanovitch (CEO, Grant Thornton) & Jonathan Davidson (Director, FCA). Picture Gallery: […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (CEME) was delighted to co-host an event with CCLA Investment Management on “The Future of Work – Promoting Good Work for the Benefit of All.” The event took place on the 22nd October 2018. Picture Gallery:
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (CEME) was delighted to co-host an event on “The Management Practice of Decision-Making Through Discernment: What can we learn from the Quakers”. The event took place Northumbria University (Newcastle) on Monday, 17th September 2018. For more details please see here.
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (CEME) was delighted to host roundtable discussion on the topic of “Offshore Financial Centres: Tax Havens or Capital Efficiency?”. Our distinguished speakers were Barbara Ridpath, Director of St. Paul’s Institute and Prof. Philip Booth, Director of Research at St. Mary’s University. The event took place on the […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (CEME) was delighted to hold a lecture and roundtable discussion on the topic of “Capital Markets for the Good of Society”. Our distinguished speaker and author was Dr Lyndon Drake. “Capital Markets for the Good of Society” is available to order as a publication here. Discussion Minutes: Tuesday […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (CEME) was delighted to hold a public lecture on “Poverty, Life Chances, and Destitution”. Our distinguished guest speaker was the Rt. Hon. Frank Field MP. Frank Field has been the Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead since 1979. He is a long-time campaigner on poverty, low-pay, and […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (CEME) held a conference on ‘Green Markets, Sustainable Business’. Hosted by CEME and sponsored by CCLA Investment Management, the event focused on the green economy, investment trends in sustainable energy, and the environment. It proved to be a terrific debate with passionate engagements from both the speakers and the […]
CCLA Investment Management and the Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics held a book launch, lecture, panel discussion and reception. Author Revd Canon Edward Carter spoke about his new book, published by The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics as part of its series on Enterprise and Faith. A distinguished panel included Joanna Moriarty, Lord […]
The Center for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics, in conjunction with Campion Hall (University of Oxford), held a roundtable discussion on the “Common Good”. We were delighted to have, among others: Brian Griffiths (Lord Griffiths) – Chairman, Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics Revd Dr James Hanvey – Master, Campion Hall Professor Philip Booth – […]
The Center for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics held an event on “Tax and Morality – Is there a moral case for a low-tax economy?” We were delighted to have, among others, Mr Alister Heath (Deputy Editor, The Telegraph) and Mr Andrew Sentance CBE (Former member Monetary Policy Committee, Senior Economic Adviser to PwC) as guest speakers. The event took place on Tuesday, 14th […]
On Wednesday the 21st of October, CEME Chairman Lord Brian Griffiths and Dr. Richard Turnbull (Director), took part in a conference held at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in London. The focus of the event was to challenge and debate concepts within “Christianity, politics, the poor and the planet“. The event was formed of two panels, one on poverty and […]
On behalf of Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach and Michael Quicke OBE, Chief Executive of CCLA Investment Management Limited, CEME held an event on the 16th of July 2015 that focused on The challenge of social welfare: Thinking through the principles. We would probably all agree that poverty is scar upon humanity. However, that is where agreement often […]
On the 17th June 2015, Dr Christopher M. Hays, Professor of New Testament at the Fundación Universitaria Seminario Bíblico de Colombia held a talk on Economics in situations of humanitarian crisis: Forced Internal Displacement in Colombia. Christopher built upon his previous work, as well as drawing upon his experience in Colombia. His speech brought great insight and expertise on the […]
On April 10th 2015 Lord Brian Griffiths gave a lecture on Faith, Leadership and the Global Marketplace as part of the Max and Esther De Pree Presidential Lectureship. The event focused on addressing questions such as: – Does faith provide a framework for working in the marketplace? – How does faith contribute to conversations about markets, inequity, and justice? – What […]
The frugality and simplicity of the Quaker character encouraged the patient wait for economic return in entrepreneurial activity – the precise opposite of the greed that seems so much at the forefront today. On the 26th of November 2014, the Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics held a discussion on Quaker Capitalism: Lessons for today? We […]
The second in the series “Conversations in Business” was held on 21 February 2013. The papers presented by the panellists, on the topic “Regulation and the British Economy : Freeing up the Enterprise Economy” can be found here. The panel consisted of: Bernard Grenville-Jones, Businessman & Entrepreneur – click here Baroness Judith Wilcox – click here Dr Richard […]
The Revd Dr Richard Turnbull presented a paper at the Entrepreneurial Leaders’ Conference in Vancouver in November 2012 on the topic : Can I be ethical and make money at the same time? A video of this presentation is now available on the ELO website. Please find Richard Turnbull’s paper here.