An EBBF point of view
Two recent events where EBBF participated, the Tallberg Forum with Kofi Annan giving the opening welcome and where some 400 leaders from business, government and civil society as well as influential thought-leaders from over 60 countries meet in a calm and inspiring environment, and EBBF's own "creating the enterprise of the future" weekend where EBBF members from 15 different nations worked together to share the visions of the future and to then kick off projects that will take us closer to those visions.
I'd use two words to describe the main difference between the two events...
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The Interview
"There are still a lot of social and environmental challenges, but we are moving in that direction. For the moment, the global social and environmental problems are so gigantic that is difficult to fully grasp them. So we focus on acting locally on local problems and seek to bring about change at that level." Christel Scholten, a Canadian in Brasil, leading there ABN Amro Real's sustainability talks to George Starcher.
What is the purpose of business?
This September, once again, the small Dutch town, Nijmegen, takes central stage as an ever-increasing number of business people of all levels, practitioners, theorists, experts, students, men and women come in from 65 countries around the world for 4 intense days on business ethics and practices for the well-being and prosperity of the world. This is the EBBF annual conference, held between the 21st to 24th September 2006.
Cutting edge and brave ideas will be presented this year around the theme of "The Purpose of Business: From Vision to Action". Over 25 presenters including world-class speakers such as the Chief Economist of the World Economic Forum, Augusto Lopez Claros; the Director of Global Competitiveness at the International Labour Organization, Michael Henriques; Director of ANZ bank and winner of the 2004 Spirit at Work award for drastically improving the bank's performance by bringing spiritual process into everyday work, Sonia Stojanovic; Lawrence Miller, author of the forthcoming book, Competing in the New Capitalism: How Individuals, Teams and Companies Succeed by Creating the Currency of Competition in the New Economy, and last year's highest rated presenter: Hamid Peseschkian deeper solutions for finding life balance at work and off work.
News and Cluster Activities
Warm Welcome to New Members
Recent additions to our growing family and the opportunity to browse the entire list of EBBF profiles or to join EBBF.
Book Reviews
Purpose Beyond Profit
EBBF's most recent publication, written by Marjo Lips-Wiersma
Responsible Investment
by Ed Rory Sullivan and Craig Mackenzie
submitted by George Starcher
Words of Wisdom
"Many of today's problems stem from the fabric of today's leaders: far too dependant on shareholder approval acting as reactive, media-driven individuals. We need a new breed of brave leaders, driven by their personal values, with a sincere interest for the wider good.
This kind of leadership will breed motivation and attract top talent, creating the most successful enterprises of the future."
An EBBF leader
Meet CEOs, directors, students of economics, entrepreneurs, like-minded individuals who are seeking ways to change the environment around them rather than have it change their values.
In a conference center immersed in a beautiful Dutch forest, learn and share ideas to take back to your life and workplace:
EBBF 16th Annual Conference
Opportunities for Action
Job offers, projects, announcements, and other avenues through which you can make change actually happen.
