Quakers and Business
Quaker Council for European Affairs seeks new British Committee members
We have been contacted by Richard Seebohm, Assistant Clerk for the British Committee of the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA).
QCEA are looking for new members for their Committee. Could you be of service?
Capitalism Without Owners Has Failed: Where Is True Growth Going to Come From?
Four years into the most serious structural crisis of modern history and it is apparent that there are a number of flaws in both the current national and global economic system that need to be addressed if a number of countries are to resume stable and meaningful economic growth.
News Update – November 2011
The focus of this News Update is a report on the Management Committee meeting held at Friends House on Tuesday 15th November.
Faith, Hope & Love: Imagining Beyond Current Approaches to Business
Quakers & Business Group Event, Friends House 4th November 2011
“The business of Business is business” has been the commercial world’s slogan since the mid 20th Century, courtesy of Milton Friedman, claiming markets are amoral and companies exist only to further the ends of their creators and shareholding owners. After all, by law, Company Boards exist to maximise returns on shareholders’ funds. “Shareholder Value” became the winning battle cry of the 1990s. This was when the Quakers & Business Group was born, so remnant Quaker business people could find each other, form a community again and rediscover their voice. ‘Good Business Ethics at Work: Advices & Queries on Personal Standards of Conduct at Work’ was written, drawn from our Testimonies.
Submission to the Kay Review
The Q&B member's letter submitted to the Kay Review is available to download here.
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- Building Responsible Businesses
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- Quakers pledge to continue meeting outside St Pauls Cathedral
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- 10th Anniversary of the Living Wage Campaign.
- Video Presentation: Behind and beyond the pornography of consumerism
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- Tim Field Foundation
- What are we for? Who are we?
