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October 5, 2023

CEME & Las Casas Event: “Finance for the Common Good”, November 2023

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...

June 23, 2023

CEME Event: The Great London Estates – Lessons for Housing?, July 2023

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...

June 16, 2022

CEME & IEA Event: Restoring Confidence in the Market – July, 2022

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,...

March 2, 2022

CEME Event: The Morality of Government Debt – March, 2022

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...

June 14, 2021

CEME Event: Invest or Divest in Brown Industries? The Moral Dilemmas – July, 2021

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...

April 20, 2021

CEME Event: Ethics and Economics – May, 2021

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?...

March 7, 2021

CEME Event: “How Serious is the Return of Inflation?” – March, 2021

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...

February 24, 2021

Online Event: The Social Licence for Financial Markets – February, 2021

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...

November 5, 2020

Online Event: The UK Savings Crisis – November, 2020

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...

June 18, 2020

Online Event: Brave New World ‘Business Post Covid’ – July, 2020

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...