Press Release Summer School On Social Banking 2010 English

Press release, Bochum, Germany 25 February 2010 3. International Summer School on Social Banking 2010 Banking on values – what values? ance for Banking on Values. It is not only about questioning academic concepts or established methods of the value oriented finance sector, but also about discussing new trends and questions: What is Social Banking in the age of web 2.0? Or: Can banking and finance be understood as a commons? On this topic, commons‐author Silke Helfrich will present her consider‐ ations. The „heart“ of the economy Banking is the central part of our eco‐ The 3rd International Summer School on nomic activities – one could claim it to be Social Banking takes place from 18 to 23 the “heart“ of the economy. And the ec‐ July 2010 in Florence, Italy. Responding to onomy has an impact on all social and eco‐ the current discussion regarding the logical developments. For this reason, the values of our societies, the organisers of Summer School does not limit the ques‐ the Institute for Social Banking chose the tion of the values in banking only to the subject "Banking on values ‐ what values?" financial field, but understands it as a as a subject for the third edition of the fundamental reflection on how we want Summer School. The tension between to do business nowadays and how we ac‐ maximization of profits on the one hand tually want to live together. Amongst oth‐ and the assurance of welfare on the other ers, Andreas Weber, author of the book hand constitutes a recurrent theme “Bio‐Kapital“, will expand these thoughts. throughout the five days. What are the core values of a banking sector that serves An interactive platform both human beings and nature? What can this banking sector look like? With lectures, discussions, workshops and interactive events, the Summer School Academia, practice and innovative offers a platform to intensely get in touch questions with this subject. The participants will be inspired, to engage in a new definition of The speakers at the Summer School are values in banking. For this purpose, em‐ highly acknowledged academics and suc‐ ployees from socially oriented and also of cessful practitioners in Social Banking, for “mainstream” banks will meet academics example Dr. Ulrich Thielemann from the and other interested people from all over Institute for Business Ethics at the Univer‐ the world. The existing knowledge and the sity of St. Gallen, Switzerland or Andreas multi‐faceted interests of the participants Neukirch, board member of the ethical‐ will be be integrated. “Open Space Ses‐ ecologically oriented GLS Bank in Bochum, sions“ will allow participants to include Germany and member in the Global Alli‐ their own subjects in the discussions. Katharina Beck | Institute for Social Banking | www.social‐banking.org katharina.beck@social‐banking.org, 0049 (0)234 5797 185.

The Institute for Social Banking Costs and Logistics The Institute for Social Banking (ISB), the • The venue: Villa la Stella, Via Jaco‐ originator and organiser of the Summer pone da Todi, 12, 50133 Firenze, Ita‐ School, is a non‐profit association based in lia. Bochum. The ISB strives to educate more • Participant fee: 1250 € for practition‐ and more people to understand banking, ers, 1050 € for co‐workers of our finance and insurance business in an ethi‐ member institutions, 350 € for stu‐ cal and socio‐ecological way. The ISB of‐ dents. fers therefore, learning opportunities like • Scholarships available depending on the Summer School, the part‐time Masters the economic situation of the appli‐ studies, lecture series, single events and cant. seminars. The ISB particularly tries to em‐ power employees of the finance sector, to • Board: 190 € for organic catering be innovative and independently think throughout the whole week. and act in the area of value‐oriented bank‐ • Lodging available starting from 20€ ing. Furthermore, the Institute pursues per night in a multiple room. the integration of “Social Banking” at uni‐ versities and public information: for ex‐ Registration ample, with the conception of the module The deadline for the application is 20 April “Social Banking“,to be held initially at 2010. You can download the registration Alanus University, Germany, in Summer form at our website. Term 2010. Goals Banca Etica The International Summer School on Soci‐ Banca Etica is the ISB’s co‐operation part‐ al Banking provides a unique opportunity ner of the 3rd International Summer for interested and engaged people to School on Social Banking. Founded in meet and develop new perspectives on 1999, it was the first Social Bank in Italy banking and finance. and today has over 200 employees and more than 15 branches. Within the Summer School, we Further information on the Summer • create awareness of the role of banks in society and the economy, School • present cases and best practices of Up‐to‐date information on the Summer already existing socially oriented School is available at our website: banks and banking products, www.social‐banking.org/summer‐school. • question the personal relationship to You can also give us a call: 0049 (0)234 money and the present banking sys‐ 5797 185 (Katharina Beck). tem, • offer spaces for creative and solution‐ Language oriented discussions on banking and The conference language is English. finance and their role in society, • critically reflect on the concepts and ideas behind socially oriented bank‐ ing. Katharina Beck | Institute for Social Banking | www.social‐banking.org katharina.beck@social‐banking.org, 0049 (0)234 5797 185.

List of subjects in 2010 • Kerler, Rolf (Co‐Founder and Member of the Supervisory Board of GLS Bank Banking on values – what values? and Weleda AG, Germany) • Best practices in Social Banking • Kühn, Julian (Board member of the • Values in banking GLS Treuhand, and Managing Director • The impact of banking in society Institute for Social Banking, Germany) • Microfinance • Lochmaier, Andreas (Independent Writer, Germany) • Religion and banking • Lohr, Ulrike (Analyst at imug, Ger‐ • Banking as a commons many) • Social Banking 2.0 • Milano, Ricardo (Banca Etica, Italy) • Individual and organisational compe‐ • Neukirch, Andreas (Member of the tencies for Social Banking Board of GLS Bank, Germany) • New Economics • Nissan, Sargon (Analyst, nef / New • The role of donations in the monetary Economics Foundation) system • Thielemann, Ulrich, (Dr., Vice Director Institute for Business Ethics, Univer‐ Speakers (as of February 2010) sity St. Gallen, Switzerland) • Bachmayer, Helmut (Raiffeisen Bol‐ • Tönnis, Antje (Dr., Public Relations, zano ‐ Ethical Banking Initiative, Italy) GLS Treuhand, Germany) • Becchetti, Leonardo (Prof. of Econom‐ • Volz, Fritz (Prof. of Sociology, Univer‐ ics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, sity of Applied Sciences) Italy) • Weber, Andreas (Dr. Independent • Biggeri, Ugo (Co‐Founder of Banca Writer, Germany; Author of “BioKapi‐ Etica, President of Banca Etica’s tal”) Foundation, Italy) • Zamagni, Stefano (Prof. of Political • Caron, Jean‐Pierre (La Nef, France) Economics at the Faculty of Econom‐ • Dash, Anup (Prof. of Sociology, Utkal ics of the University of Bologna and University, and Chairman of Swayam‐ Adjunct Professor of International Po‐ shree Micro Credit Services, India) litical Economy at the Johns Hopkins • Dimbinski, Paul (Prof. at University of University, Bologna Center, Italy) Fribourg, Director of The Observatoire Further speakers are requested. de la Finance, Switzerland) Up‐to‐date list at: http://www.social‐ • Guene, Christoph (Co‐Founder of So‐ banking.org/en/summer‐school/summer‐ Fi, Belgium) school‐2010/speaker/ • Hassan, Nick Hafiz (Research Scholar Durham University, and Consultant Contact for Islamic Finance, UK) Contact person for the International • Hayday, Malcolm (Head of Charity Summer School is Katharina Beck, Bank, UK) katharina.beck@social‐banking.org or +49 • Helfrich, Silke (Independent Writer, (0)234 5797185. Germany; Author of “Wem gehört die Welt?: Zur Wiederentdeckung der Please also contact us for photos. Gemeingüter”) Katharina Beck | Institute for Social Banking | www.social‐banking.org katharina.beck@social‐banking.org, 0049 (0)234 5797 185.

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