Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism
We make the case for Moral Capitalism.
Here’s the January issue of Pegasus.
In this edition, we include an article by Michael Hartoonian on human, social and institutional capital and the nature of assets and our 2023 Year-in-Review (annual report).
I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback.
As you know, the Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism seeks annually to recognize and honor leaders in the Minnesota business community and so presents an annual Dayton Award for Distinction in Moral Capitalism.
In 2019, the first Dayton Award was given to Douglas M. Baker, Jr. of Ecolab, in 2020 to Andrew Cecere of USBank and Don and Sondra Samuels for leadership in the community, in 2021 to police chiefs Medaria Arradondo of Minneapolis and Todd Axtell of St. Paul for leadership in public service and in 2022 to Mary Kowalski and Kris Kowalski Christiansen of Kowalski’s Markets and Kyle Smith of Reell Precision Manufacturing Corporation.
This year, the Caux Round Table will present the fifth Dayton Award. I write to ask for your recommendations as to a suitable business executive to receive the award.
Our board has established the criteria for selection of an award recipient as:
-CEO of a Minnesota company or similar operational organization
-Revenue and profits if relevant to mission
-Community impact if relevant to mission
-Demonstrated innovation/response to market opportunities
-Quality of company culture
-Care of employees
-Customer satisfaction
-Environmental stewardship
-Personal community commitment
-Company community commitment
-Vision and prudence: level 5 leadership traits (Jim Collins: From Good to Great)
In 250 words or less, please tell us why your nominee is deserving of the award.
In addition, we will take into consideration other factors you bring to our attention as deserving of recognition for their contribution to the enhanced well-being of Minnesota.
Please send completed nominations to jed@cauxroundtable.net.
The deadline for nominations is 5:00 pm on Wednesday, January 31.
I look forward to receiving your thoughts on possible recipients.
Sincerely yours,
Stephen B. Young
Global Executive Director
Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism
Happy New Year!
Here’s the December issue of Pegasus.
In this edition, we include an article by guest author Richard D. Van Scotter on college sports and the demise of the academy.
Next, Michael Hartoonian asks what do we mean by justice?
We also include some cartoons for your viewing pleasure.
Lastly, we briefly introduce an upcoming special issue of Pegasus on American dysphoria, which will be out in early 2024.
I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback.
Here’s the November issue of Pegasus.
In this edition, we include three pieces.
First, we republish, with permission, Ivan Timofeev’s article “A State as Civilization and Political Theory.”
Next, we include a piece by Michael Hartoonian on the tensions between culture and civilization.
Lastly, we include excerpts from the September 13 statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China proposing a new regime for global governance.
I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback.
Tomorrow, Thursday, November 16, is Give to the Max Day here in Minnesota.
The Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism needs your financial support to help us carry on the work that only we are doing. Here, I refer most to the study and advocacy in our time of the respect for others given by the Prophet Muhammad in his covenants with Christians and others.
The spirit behind these covenants and the example given to all Muslims of their Prophet’s good faith seem, at this time of war in Gaza, to be providential in giving us hope that a just outcome for all can be achieved.
I would like to share with you in this context some kind words sent to me by Pope Francis about our work.
On August 25, 2020, the secretary to Pope Francis wrote me this note:
His Holiness has read your letter and he has asked me to convey his appreciation for your underscoring the relevance of the covenants made by Muhammad in his day to protect Christian churches. He trusts that such covenants will serve as a model for the further enhancement of mutual respect, understanding and fraternal coexistence between Christians and Muslims at the present time.
On February 26, 2021, the secretary to Pope Francis wrote me this note:
Dear Professor Young,
I am writing to acknowledge your letter and enclosures that you sent on 19 January last to His Holiness Pope Francis concerning covenants made by the Prophet Muhammad to respect and protect Christian communities and to express His Holiness’ gratitude to you and your associates for making available this documentation.
You can contribute on our Give to the Max page or directly through PayPal found on our homepage here (click yellow “donate” button).
If you rather mail a check, our mailing address is 75 West Fifth Street, Suite 219, St. Paul, MN 55102.
Thank you for your support.
With trench warfare and attacks on civilians once again taking lives in Europe; with, once again, a religious war between Abrahamic faiths taking the lives of innocents in the Levant, what difference can the Caux Round Table make to counter such intolerance of others, such rejections of human aspirations for peace and justice?
With capitalism having just produced perhaps the most profound technical innovation ever, one which will disrupt all human purposing – AI – what difference can the Caux Round Table make to minimize harmful consequences attendant on the coming use of this technology?
Because we – our leadership, our staff, our global network of thoughtful participants – are doing unique innovative work that no one else seems to be attempting.
We are exploring and communicating globally premises for a global ethic in this time of anxiety and troubles. Our unique vantage point is the moral sense our participants have contributed since 1986 about business and finance, government, civil society and individual responsibility as what the Qur’an calls “khalifa-ship” and what my Protestant ancestors passed down to me as “stewardship.”
Tomorrow, Thursday, November 16, is Give to the Max day here in Minnesota, the annual fundraising campaign for local non-profits. We would be most appreciative if you would support our work.
You could also contribute directly to us through PayPal or by mailing a check to us at 75 West Fifth Street, Suite 219, St. Paul, MN 55102.
If you would like to give via wire transfer, please let us know so we can send you instructions.
Thank you for your past interest in the work all of us are committed to in our different ways and for your financial support at this time.
Here’s the October issue of Pegasus.
In this edition, we include a piece by Michael Hartoonian on wealth and happiness and another by me on the “way.”
I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback.
Here’s the September issue of Pegasus.
In this edition, we include an article by Michael Hartoonian on our children are asking. What are they asking? What advice should we give them?
I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback.
We recently posted more short videos on relevant and timely topics. They include:
–Is Capitalism Being Replaced?
–The Medicine of the Moral Sense
–Harvard and Free Speech
All our videos can be found on our YouTube page here. We recently put them into 9 playlists, which you can find here.
If you aren’t following us on Twitter or haven’t liked us on Facebook, please do so. We update both platforms frequently.
Here’s the August issue of Pegasus.
In this edition, we include the proceedings of our 2023 Global Dialogue and another piece from our coming apart/coming together series, this one on free will and the sovereign individual’s duty to uphold the burden and joy of higher principles.
I would be most interested in your thoughts and feedback.