The past six years have seen financiers and corporate leaders, especially in London, vilified over their lack of concern for workers, customers and clients. Can Christianity help shape a more acceptable form of capitalism?
Since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, the City of London has been subject to a considerable regulatory clean-up, with tough new standards for financial conduct. But while the recession may technically be over, casualties are still emerging: mostly recently Britain’s largest ethical bank, the Co-operative Bank, which may only be salvaged by hedge funds that could end its ethical stance. A barrage of discussions, lectures and papers has done more to articulate what went wrong than to provide a vision for a healthier future.The second conference of Archbi
02 November 2013, The Tablet
Do good, not just business
Ethics in the City
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