6.05 pm

The fossil fuel divestment movement is growing at rapid speed.  Every day new institutions, businesses, and individuals are stepping away from their investments in fossil fuels, instead making a long-term investment in the future through renewable energy and technology. 

Why should we make this change and how? Join us as we discuss the ethics, politics, and economics of divesting with a panel of specialists in campaigning, finance, and investment. 

Speakers:

All events will be taking place in our Pop-up space in the Maker Shed. You can find it at the back of number 283 Glossop Road. Join us for a cup of tea and meet the team.

10am - 4pm

Join us for our second Roco Creative Co-op Open House event. We have an exciting day of projects, talks and updates for you as we support Good Money Week and make live design decisions with the future super architechts and graphic designers of Sheffield.

11am: Caring and Sharing - Beyond Local

8.30 am – 12 pm

The GIIN and the Social Stock Exchange are collaborating to showcase impact investment opportunities relevant to the retail investment market. The event aims to educate the broader financial advisory industry on impact investing and the associated products available. 

The event aims to introduce the broader financial advisory industry to impact investing and the associated products available.

Confirmed speakers are as follows: 

Tomas Carruthers – Social Stock Exchange

6.30 pm

This event is aimed at the general public but faith groups and financial advisers may find it of particular interest.

Cash with a Conscience: a workshop on using money to make changes. 

Speakers:

Christopher Borysiewicz – Epworth Investments and Methodist Finance Board

Charlotte Page – Christian Aid’s campaign with Share Action on pensions

Andrew Adams – CCLA

6.30 - 9 pm

Sustainability is surely a good idea. It promotes the common good by ensuring that people, resources and the environment, are developed and nurtured for the benefit of all.

• But how is this implemented in the workplace in practice?
• Why should a private company be concerned with the common good?
• Who ultimately pays for and benefits from sustainability?

Panel speakers for this event:

6.30 - 8 pm

Money has come to play an inordinately important role in today’s world, and the way in which we relate to it has far reaching repercussions that are not always self-evident. The allocation of money drives, intentionally and unintentionally, all aspects of society.  How we create, use and live with money has gone beyond its utility function to have a long-term impact on the structure and fabric of society affecting  wealth distribution and inequality as well as debt burden around the world.

6-8 pm

This is the launch event for 'Tax for the Common Good - A study of Tax and Morality', a challenging publication from Christian Aid. The publication includes essays from:

• Lord Williams of Oystermouth – Foreword: Tax and Justice
• Prof Esther Reed (Exeter) – Tax and International Justice
• Canon Dr Angus Ritchie (Contextual Theology Centre, London) – Tax and Government
• The Most Revd Francisco (Archbishop of Brazil) – Tax and Ethics

It also includes:

4:30 pm to 7:00 pm

The Community Shares Unit (CSU) will celebrate its second birthday in October and to mark the occasion we are hosting a reception at the Impact Hub, Westminster in London.

Open to all those involved and interested in community share offers, this get-together will also be a fitting occasion to launch the Community Shares Compliance Mark which is being piloted from Autumn 2014.

9:30 am to 5:30 pm