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From "a new paradigm of work" to "the value of values" - ebbf partners with the Global Ethics Forum following its own international event.

The European Baha'i Business Forum (ebbf) is one of the partners of the Global Ethics Forum that will take place in Geneva continuing its promotion of a new paradigm of work, one where values bring about meaningful and successful organizations.

Geneva, Switzerland - May 10th, 2011 - ebbf (www.ebbf.org) the european baha'i business forum, an international NGO representing businesspeople across 70 countries announces its partnership with the Global Ethics Forum supporting its three day conference built around the concept of highlighting "the value of values".

ebbf is a unique, spiritually inspired global network enabling individuals to build a new civilization through their daily work. It sees its mission as contributing to a prosperous, sustainable and just civilization by promoting and applying ethical values, personal virtues and moral leadership in business and civil society.

The partnership with the Global Ethics Forum comes after its own international event that addressed the "new paradigm of work" that is emerging. New demands and priorities from the people working inside and around companies are driving the emergence of a new more values and purpose driven leadership. A leadership that will be able to successfully navigate the increasingly interconnected and volatile times in which we are operating, guided by a new compass.

"ebbf actively seeks to join forces with like-minded organizations to promote and implement core values that make better business and help create a better world," explains ebbf chair Mahmud Samandari.  "This is why we are glad to be associated with The Global Ethics Forum conference which discusses and promotes values in business."

ebbf believes it is vital to achieve broad consensus on the operating principles that are to shape a new model for our society. Such principles will engender an attitude, a will, a dynamic that will enable us to find practical measures that will take us closer to creating that model.

If business is to fulfil its potential to contribute to the necessary transformation of society, it will need to adopt values that will enable it to transform itself into a sector that takes greater responsibility for the effects of its business practices on people, communities and the environment.

"If business is to become part of the solution instead of part of the problem," said Samadari, "it will need to see the value of values that will lead to that transformation. The Global Ethics Forum is a good place to start."

For more details on the program or for reservations visit the Global Ethics Forum's event website.

ABOUT THE GLOBAL ETHICS FORUM

Globethics.net is a the global ethics network of experts, institutions and individuals from all walks of life interested in applied ethics. It offers with its Global Ethics Forum an innovative global platform as a three year project running from 2011 to 2013.

The Global Ethics Foum project with its focus on business ethics builds on the successes of the 2009 Conference that took place at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 2 to 3 July.

The Global Ethics Forum project is not just an annual event but an ongoing process involving four activities: events, research, exchange and documentation. The goals of the project include providing opportunities for multistakeholder dialogue with a number of partners to provide innovative practical solutions to problems faced by the business community and by the wider community in relation to corporate responsibility.

ABOUT EBBF

The European Bahá'í Business Forum is a spiritually inspired, non-profit organisation of individuals across more than 60 countries contributing to a prosperous, sustainable and just civilisation by promoting and applying ethical values, personal virtues and moral leadership in their workplaces.  The ebbf community endeavors to inspire, and empower people whatever their work may be with its mindful people, meaningful work community platform providing capacity building, practical tools and a global community of like-minded individuals. For more information www.ebbf.org  or about  ebbf section.

ebbf launches the next in its series of sold-out Make It Meaningful Conferences:

– A New Paradigm of Work – Selsdon Park, London 6 – 8th of May 2011

Umair Haque of Harvard Business Review described the economic environment in which we operate as “a radically interdependent, increasingly transparent, tightly hyperconnected, brutally hypercompetitive, and viciously volatile world”.

ebbf sees this environment and the crisis that surround us as great opportunities to introduce a new way of doing business – a new paradigm of business -.

This weekend event will celebrate the success of leaders who are currently thriving in this environment.
You will be able to interact with them and with an international group of CEOs, Innovators, Professionals in large corporations and small companies:

• - seeing practical examples of leaders and companies “who did it”, who created purpose-driven, meaningful and successful companies
• - redefining common business terms and practices that bring about successful and purposeful companies
• - learning of paths and tools that will allow you to navigate these changing times

For this special event we have chosen a special location, the quite beautiful Selsdon Park, near London.

Click here to visit the event’s website

Click here to visit the event’s website

At some point in their lives many professionals come to question the work culture they experience. Many work environments prohibit individuals from unleashing their true potential others lack motivation, collaboration or meaning.

Facing these realities, some individuals dig in and carry on, some disengage, others quit their jobs - some however seek solutions! This e-learning course offers answers to common challenges associated with today’s work culture. It is intended for individuals who recognize the potential for improvement in the way they and their organizations work and are ready to do things differently.

"EBBF launches its first e-learning endeavor - a professional certificate level course on MORAL LEADERSHIP"

Using an on-line learning platform create by our partner - SCMLi -, you will engage in dynamic interactive learning with like-minded individuals, peers from different parts of the world.

Click here to download the course brochure - or - click here for more information

Now into its 15th year of existance this year was no different from the rest and Beppe Robiati continued to present ebbf's course to the students of Economics of the University of Bari, this year reaching over 200 students. The comments, reactions and open appplauses that each lesson received are a testimonial to the impact of this innovative concepts but this year something different happened:

At the end of one of the lessons of the course, following the "usual" round of applauses full of adrenalin and enthusiasm the students came to the speaker's rostrum and a group of them came to shake my hand and to give me a letter which they asked me to read during my flight back home.

This is an open letter that a group of students wrote and we wish to share it to confirm the eagerness and thirst of these new generations for the innovative messages and business models that ebbf proposes:

“Dear Ing. Robiati,

fascinated by your lectures, we decided to write to share our thoughts.

Listening to your presentations we feel honored to see so much of us reflected in your words "young people may create the Future" and feeling very much aligned with your concept that says that we are "citizens of one world."

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There is growing interest in business schools to provide its students with courses that focus more on new values-based leadership approaches. One such course that ebbf has been asked to offer is titled "Managing for Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility". You can download and use any part of today's lesson that highlighted the key success factor of focusing any Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, first and foremost towards your most valuable asset: your employees.

Click here to download the PDF version of the presentation that includes concepts and case studies. (7.2 MB)

Making the Invisible Visible International Conference Brings Together an Emerging Community of Practice in Indicators, Sustainability and Human Values for Business, Civil Society and Faith Based Organisations Around the World.

Pioneers in Responsible Business Movement, ebbf, Launch - Mindful People, Meaningful Work - a Community Platform to Inspire and Empower People Everywhere, Whatever Their Work