EBBF Profile: Jean-Pierre Méan, Taking the High Road
“… anti-corruption work must stress values over techniques. This realization is the new trend in compliance.”
In this interview Jean-Pierre Méan tells his story about what led an elite private lawyer into the front lines of anti-corruption work for countries and companies, sheds light on the scope of the problem of ‘diverting funds’, and shares his perspective on the emerging consensus in the field regarding the relevance of personal values to ending corruption.
Flash News:
> You are invited to EBBF's 19th Annual Conference titled "Window of Opportunity". After the sold out "Living Values" EBBF weekend held last June (more on this in the next edition of INSPIRE) already 87 people have registered for this year's EBBF Annual Event, so make sure you don't miss out by registering as soon as possible.
For all information see the event's website
> Additionally Richard Hewitt, Member of the European Parliament thanks EBBF for its role in promoting CSR and social Entrepreneurship in Europe during the Social Entrepreneurship forum that EBBF co-organized with the Club of Rome at the European Union's Parliament in Brussels see here.
> EBBF is the Associate Partner of the first Global Ethics Forum to be held at the United Nations in Geneva 2-3 July see here.
EBBF Profile: John Patterson, Transcending Countries, Cultural Borders, and the Divide Between Service and Profit
“We said that our preoccupation was not with money, but with how to infuse spirit into all situations. … Our purpose was to create environments that transcend borders and cultures to fully release human and organizational potential. We didn’t focus on profits, but we did become very profitable.”
In this interview John Patterson tells the story of a small town Canadian pastor and his schoolteacher wife whose vision of service took them into the midst of Asia, and back again, raising two children along the way and founding Kanbay, a values-based IT consultancy company. He shares how his values shaped his business, and provides concrete examples of how he and his business partners translated respect for other people and cultures into meaningful action.
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News and Cluster Activities
Highlights of EBBF activities around the world.
EU News Column
Our EBBF representative to European Union Institutions, Daniel Schaubacher, compiles highlights from Brussels.
Video Reviews
Presenting the new video, created by EBBF intern Ezzat Torabi, that you may want to use to introduce EBBF, its values and its activities.
Do send us your own video links so that we can include them in EBBF's You Tube Video Channel.
Warm Welcome to New Members
Profiles and welcome to the most recent individuals to join EBBF, with the opportunity to browse the entire list of EBBF profiles or to join EBBF.
Words of Wisdom
You need to accept yourselves as you are, but this does not mean surrendering, rather daring to live life your way...you need to believe in yourself in order to be able to trust others and see the opportunities of your life's adventure.
Lotfi El-Ghandouri
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Opportunities for Action
Meaningful job offers, projects, announcements, and other avenues through which you can make change actually happen.
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