On 20 October 2016, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) joined with others across the globe in celebrating the first ‘World Values Day’ (WVD). This special day serves to raise awareness of the importance of values for the well-being of individuals, families, schools, organizations and society […]
This October two unlikely but aligned partners came together to build a collaborative movement that celebrated the importance of embracing values in all areas including, wait for it: banking! Headed by the UK Values Alliance and the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, October 20 marked a day of online sharing that highlighted the importance […]
13th GCGI International Conference and the 3rd Joint GCGI and SES Forum Rosemary Dewan and Charles Fowler who are UK Values Alliance members will both be speaking at the conference, which is from Wednesday 31 August – Sunday 4 September, 2016, at Waterperry House, Nr. Oxford. Building a better world, the world of values in […]
The UK Values Alliance launched the Wake Up To Values project on 20.2.14. The project is aimed at putting values at the heart of the UK society. Click here to download the brochure. To test the concept and the content of the workshop sessions, a pre-pilot was run with Apex Works, based in Leicester. Apex […]
An article by Matthew Jenkin of The Guardian, available at http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/05/millennials-employment-employers-values-ethics-jobs Ignoring the mood of the next generation means companies are cutting themselves off from two-thirds of the young talent pool, research suggests. There’s a quiet revolution happening across Britain’s workforce, but it’s not about pay, hours or contracts. It’s a coup d’état led by […]
Dear Would Be Prime Minister – a challenge from the UK Values Alliance Your party would have us, the voters, believe that your people, plans and policies have clear and distinctive values at their heart. We are currently unconvinced, and sceptical with good cause. Here’s why. On the 10th April 2015 the UK Values Alliance […]
With the countdown to the UK election well underway it seems that every party wants us to believe their values are our values, but is that true? To find out about values in politics in more detail the UK Values Alliance launched a campaign five days ago entitled ‘UK GENERAL ELECTION 2015 – A FOCUS […]
At our March meeting Jackie Le Fevre made a suggestion during the Open Space that we make what we do relevant and topical . So, we are launching a Focus on Values in the UK General Election campaign. Deap Khambay of the UK Values Alliance will be emailing parliamentary candidates about this with a request […]
On 10.4.15, the UK Values Alliance launched a campaign entitled ‘UK GENERAL ELECTION 2015 – A FOCUS ON VALUES’. We emailed parliamentary candidates and party leaders about this with a request to complete 3 key values related questions: 1. What are your five highest priority/core values as an individual standing to become an MP? 2. […]
There is a growing consensus in Britain on the importance of character, and on the belief that the virtues that contribute to good character are part of the solution to many of the challenges facing modern society. Parents, teachers and schools understand the need to teach basic moral virtues to pupils, such as honesty, self-control, […]
