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.