Caux Initiatives for Business (CIB) encourages business leaders, young professionals, NGO representatives, trade unionists, experts and decision makers to work together to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of values - in personal conduct and in economic life.
From poor banking to banking for the poor
Bank manager Jeyes Parthiban from South India argues that the banks can do much more with microfinance to help the poor lift themselves out of poverty.
View a short film about him, ‘Banking for Change’ by Pilgrim Films.
Human development: a necessary next stage in banking
Robert Dellner, a former Managing Director and global unit head in a merchant bank and now an organisational and cultural development specialist, calls for a new culture in banking that encourages the human development of bank staff. More..
Bernard Lietaer, author 
of The Future of Money (translated in 18 languages), is an international expert in the design and implementation of currency systems. He has studied and worked in the field of money for more than 30 years in an unusually broad range of capacities including as a Central Banker, a fund manager, a university professor, and a consultant to governments in numerous countries, multinational corporations, and community organizations. Watch on YouTube More..
What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
Michael Smith, head of business programmes at Initiatives of Change UK, reviews Michael Sandel's book in Financial World magazine. Read review>>
Lessons from the banking crisis: towards an ethical capitalism that delivers the common good. .
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Whoops! by John Lanchester, Penguin Books
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Peacemakers in Caux in 2009The Learning to Be a Peacemaker training programme aims to inspire young Muslims to become ambassadors and agents of peace. Spreading peace should be seen as a primary faith objective.
The course enables participants to explore what peacemaking means and what it entails. They journey through various aspects of the life of the Prophet and his peacemaking efforts.
The programme studies in detail the theological principles of peacemaking through the examination of Islamic texts and its contexts. The participants study carefully the characteristics of peacemakers and peacemaking and its effects on communities and the world. Most importantly, participants plan a practical project to demonstrate learning and their commitment to peacemaking. Participants undertake the project during the course or on their return home.
Watch this short video report from the 2009 session