Awakening to a new economics
Katie Taylor asks whether greater awareness can change our shopping habits. The damaging effects of the fashion industry on the environment are well-documented. The industry has been estimated to produce … Continue reading Fast fashion – a necessary evil?
Our monthly series of Joy in Enough talks has restarted, and John Daniels leads us off with a talk on Money: where it comes from, where it’s going, and why … Continue reading Talk: John Daniels on money and where it’s going
Green Christian’s 2022 conference took place on the 7th and 8th of October in Birmingham, on the theme Build Back Greener. Speakers included green economist Molly Scott Cato, who spoke … Continue reading Talk: Molly Scott Cato at the 2022 conference
Dr Andrea Werner considers alternative and sustainable fashion. Clothing, alongside food and shelter, is one of our most fundamental human needs. But clothing has always been about more than just … Continue reading Consume better, consume less
In 2015, Pope Francis made a powerful intervention in the story of climate change. His encyclical Laudato Si set out a vision for addressing climate change, confronting injustice and working … Continue reading The letter – watch the Laudato Si film
This week at the Conservative party conference, Prime Minister Liz Truss declared that she had “three priorities for our economy: growth, growth and growth”. Then she turned to a familiar … Continue reading On baking a bigger pie
The last few days have seen extraordinary turmoil in the worlds of politics and economics. Falling currency, stressed financiers, politicians either capitalising on the situation or hastily working out a … Continue reading Proverbs for the Treasury
Peter Grimwood describes how Christian values and truths contrast with the values of contemporary economics, and how the church has influenced economic thinking in the past. Years ago now while … Continue reading How Christianity challenges economics
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