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UN Global Compact Convenes 300 Business Leaders in India to Take Action on the Sustainable Development Goals

Making Global Goals Local Business – India flagship event will bring together local and global leaders to mobilize responsible business actions, drive breakthrough innovation and create new market opportunities to achieve the SDGs   (New Delhi 21 April 2017) – Next week the United Nations Global Compact will bring together over 300 leaders from business, …

Government and business leaders call for unified regional sustainability approach at 7th Arabia CSR Forum opening

Event highlights Arab Sustainable Development Agenda & UN’s Global Goals     UAE, October 19, 2016 – The high-level 7th Arabia CSR Forum, the latest edition of the leading annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability forum in the Arab region, officially opened today (October 19, 2016) amidst mounting calls for a unified regional approach …

Ben Bernanke to Speak at Asian Financial Forum 2016

Former Fed Chairman to join Global Financial & Business Leaders at AFF 8 December 2015 – Dr Ben S Bernanke, former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, will be the keynote speaker at the ninth edition of the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) to be held on 18 and …

Majority of Business Leaders Call for a Climate Change Agreement in Paris to Support Private Sector Investment, Finds UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study

Majority of Business Leaders Call for a Climate Change Agreement in Paris to Support Private Sector Investment, Finds UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study Business action on climate seen as a route to innovation, growth and competitiveness NEW YORK; Nov 2015 — A majority of business leaders say that a long term agreement at the UN …

Business Leaders Urge Structural Reforms to Spur Global Growth

Monetary policy alone cannot do the job and politicians must deliver Infrastructure investment to come from new sources Anticorruption campaign in China working well For more information about the Annual Meeting 2015: http://wef.ch/davos15 Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21 January 2015 – Business leaders gathered in Davos for the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting have called for structural reforms …

World Economic Forum calls on business leaders to strive for corruption-free world

World Economic Forum launches PACI Vanguard, a community of global CEOs committed to zero tolerance against corruption The Forum and OECD initiate collaboration for a globally harmonized anti-bribery framework New report, Safeguarding Aviation and Travel Value Chains Against Corruption, looks at collective action on sector-specific corruption More information on the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) can be …

Israeli and Palestinian Business Leaders Support Secretary Kerry’s Efforts and DC Talks

Key Israeli and Palestinian business leaders welcome peace talks Members of the World Economic Forum`s Breaking the Impasse Initiative committed to supporting two-state solution Geneva, Switzerland, 29 July 2013 – The World Economic Forum’s Breaking the Impasse Initiative (BTI), an effort of over 300 Palestinian, Israeli and international business and societal leaders, spearheaded by Prof. Klaus Schwab, …