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- EBBF PRESS RELEASES -
Copenhagen, Denmark – December 15, 2009 –EBBF (www.ebbf.org) the European Bahá’í Business Forum, has issued An Ethical Perspective on the Environment and a call to business leaders everywhere:
The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen offers a unique opportunity to establish a new global approach to this enormous challenge.
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You can read the full statement - An Ethical Perspective on the Environment - clicking here.
EBBF – The European Bahá’i Business Forum Issues 2008/2009 Annual Report
Chambéry, France – October 14, 2009 –EBBF (www.ebbf.org) the European Bahá’í Business Forum, an international NGO representing businesspeople across 70 countries and dedicated to inspiring responsible business practices has released its Annual Report for the year ending August 31, 2009.
This Year an Unprecedented Number of Individuals Have Turned to EBBF to Seek Support, Ideas, and Partnerships.
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EBBF_2008-2009_annual_report_14oct09.pdf Click on the link above to download and forward to your contacts the press release. |
Nijmegen, The Netherlands – September 28, 2009 –EBBF (www.ebbf.org) the European Bahá’í Business Forum, an international NGO representing businesspeople across 70 countries and dedicated to inspiring responsible business practices has issued an ethical perspective on the economic recovery.
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EBBF_Board_Statement_Sept09.pdf Click on the link above to download and forward to your contacts the press release. |
Restoring Trust - EBBF Announces the Launch of Anti-bribery and Anti-corruption Knowledge Centre.
Geneva, Switzerland – September 15, 2009 – EBBF (www.ebbf.org) the European Baha’i Business Forum announces the launch of its ninth Knowledge Centre, dedicated to restoring trust by combating the issue of bribery and corruption. Created in collaboration with Jean-Pierre Méan, EBBF member and Vice President of Transparency International Switzerland, the global civil society organization fighting corruption.
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FINALKnowledgeCentre9Sept2009.pdf Click on the link above to download and forward to your contacts the press release. |
EBBF Applaudes the - global - scope of Gordon Brown's speech at TED
23 July 2009 - EBBF Non-partisan NGO Comprising Businesspeople from more than 60 Countries Joins the Standing Ovation in Oxford Yesterday.
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The Social, Ethical and Spiritual Responsibility of Corporations
14th July 2009 - EBBF member Giuseppe Robiati consults with Italian Industrialists on the Social, Ethical and Spiritual Responsibility of Corporations.
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EBBFRobiatiIndustrialistJuly2009.pdf Click on the link above to download and forward to your contacts the press release. |
An Ethical Perspective On Today’s Economic Crisis
2nd July 2009 - Businesspeople Across 60 Countries Issue Statement Calling for an Ethical Response to Today’s Economic Crisis at the Global Ethics Conference, United Nations, Geneva
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AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON TODAY’S ECONOMIC CRISIS
A statement from the European Baha'i Business Forum - July 2009
The world is passing through an economic and financial crisis unprecedented in modern times. Its global scope transcends the cyclical adjustments of national economies and the corrective instruments usually used by business and national governments. The general malaise and loss of confidence point to deeper issues and more fundamental flaws in the economic system, extending to a crisis of leadership and values.
This unprecedented crisis, together with its accompanying social breakdown, reflects a profound error of conception about human nature itself. We are being shown that, unless the development of society finds a purpose beyond the mere amelioration of material conditions, it will fail to attain even this goal. That purpose must be sought in spiritual dimensions of life and motivation that transcend a constantly changing economic landscape and an artificially imposed division of human societies into "developed" and "developing".
The European Baha'i Business Forum recognizes in this situation an opportunity to reshape the fundamental concepts and structures that will not only lift us from this crisis but set us on a road towards a new set of institutions and behaviours which will enable humankind to prosper.
As the present crisis is fundamentally one of trust and integrity, and therefore ethical in its foundation, its solution cannot be a mere institutional reorganization or some additional regulatory measures. It needs an ethical response at all levels: the individual, the corporation and the government and regulatory entities.
There is no quick fix to this situation. Several principles must be considered while reshaping our thinking on institutions and the individuals that compose them. We need to replace the concept of self-centred materialism with that of service to humanity, competition with cooperation, corruption with ethical behaviour, sexism with gender balance, greed with personal ethics, national sovereignty with international collaboration, protectionism with world unity, and injustice with justice.
EBBF promotes and welcomes engagement with the widest possible community to develop together the new framework. Given the importance of the business community in the world, we should draw on its special capabilities and resources, in collaboration with governments, international organizations and NGOs, to design the institutional framework and the guiding principles of the new economic system. We call on peoples from all businesses, countries, and walks of life to work together to build a new economic system based upon equity and justice.
Signed by the Governing Board of the European Baha’i Business Forum (EBBF)
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EBBF_board_statement_June_2009.pdf Click on the link above to download and forward to your contacts this Statement. |
