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There is a wide variation in practice in relation to whether business enterprises respect the natural environment and human dignity as well as the rights of local communities. Best practice in environmental sustainability and the protection of the rights and dignity of local people can only be achieved if both governments and companies fulfil their proper functions and behave ethically. A typical situation here might be a mining or other industrial company choosing to operate in a poorer country.
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Philip Booth
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Pioneering parishes: How local church communities can become guardians of creation
The Catholic Church calls on us to work to promote and protect the natural environment, including by reducing carbon emissions.
Date: Wednesday 4th September 2024
Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Venue: Online
St Mary’s University, in collaboration with Cafod and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, have organised an event “Pioneering parishes: How local church communities can become guardians of creation” which builds on St Mary’s University’s “guardians of creation” project designed to provide practical guidance to parishes.
You can sign up here: https://cafod.org.uk/news/events/pioneering-parishes
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In Conversation with Edward Stourton
You are all warmly invited to an event at St. Mary’s University, “In Conversation with Edward Stourton” on Wednesday 18th September 2024 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at St Mary’s University with drinks to follow.
Edward Stourton has worked in broadcasting for 45 years, and regularly presents Radio Four programmes such as Sunday, the World at One and the World this Weekend. He has been a foreign correspondent for Channel 4, ITN and the BBC, and for ten years he was one of the main presenters of the Today programme. He has published 12 books.
To book your place at the event, please follow this link: https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/events/2024/interview-and-qa-with-broadcaster-and-presenter-edward-stourton .
This website is one of the fruits of the TWCF-sponsored project on freedom, globalisation, enterprise and civil society in 21st century Catholic social teaching. It is part of a range of initiatives that integrates the mission of St. Mary’s University with societal concerns. St. Mary’s research centres such as The Centre for the Study of Modern Slavery, the Centre for Research into the Education of Marginalised Children and Young Adults, the Centre for Bio-Ethics and Emerging Technologies and the Benedict XVI Centre as well as the Centre for the Art of Dying Well are other aspects of our work to promote a wider public understanding of cutting-edge research. In addition, our collaboration with the Oxford-based Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics helps bridge the gap between academia and the general public.
