They often say ‘never to judge a book by its cover’, that initial external appearances can distort or even deceive the audience from the content that lies within. Well, the principle doesn’t apply here. Lynn Stout’s The Shareholder Value Myth attempts to achieve exactly what the title entails: a pure and straight forward critique […]
“Why Business Matters to God” is addressed to Christians. Jeff Van Duzer, now Provost of Seattle Pacific University and formerly Dean of its School of Business and Economics, suggests that Christians in business “have often been made to feel like second-class citizens in God’s kingdom” (page 9). His aim is to counter the attitudes that […]
The concept of “the common good” dates back at least to Aristotle and has been used by political theorists, moral philosophers and economists down the ages, including people as diverse as Thomas Aquinas, John Locke and Adam Smith. It is a basic concept in Catholic social teaching and is easily understandable by all. However, […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics (CEME) is pleased to announce the publication of Ethics in Global Business: Building Moral Capitalism by Andrei Rogobete. The publication can be downloaded here. Alternatively, hardcopies can be ordered by contacting CEME’s offices via email at: office@theceme.org
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 Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics (CEME) is pleased to announce the publication of Business in Catholic Social Thought by Martin Schlag. The publication can be downloaded here. Alternatively, paperback copies can be ordered by contacting CEME’s offices via email at: office@theceme.org or by telephone at, (+44) 0186 5513 453.
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics (CEME) is pleased to announce the publication of The Challenge of Social Welfare: Seeking a New Consensus by Richard Turnbull, Brian Griffiths, Maurice Glasman and James Perry. The Challenge of Social Welfare: Seeking a New Consensus Preface In July 2015 the Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics, an independent […]
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 […]
