EVENTS AND AWARDS
IBLF is currently supporting three important awards, which demonstrate how business can contribute to sustainable development:
World Business and Development Awards
Deadline for entries - closed
Award ceremony - 24th September 2008
London, Paris and New York
The World Business and Development Awards are made possible through the support of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF). The awards are in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and companies, institutions and associations of all types and sizes are invited to participate by nominating projects that document business activities leading to progress in achieving one or more of the MDGs. The winners will be announced on 24th September during a presentation ceremony in New York at the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel.
For more information on how to enter visit www.iccwbo.org/wba
GAIN Business Award for Innovation in Nutrition
Deadline for entries - 30th September 2008
Award ceremony - beginning of 2009
Geneva and London
The GAIN Business Award for Innovation in Nutrition, in association with IBLF, is now open for entries from small to large companies, in a range of sectors. Entries need to demonstrate that their innovation measurably benefits the nutrition of the poor, applies a business model that is sustainable, and, where appropriate, involves working in partnership with other organisations. Companies who are delivering products and services that help fight malnutrition are invited to enter at www.gainaward.com
Alcan Prize for Sustainability
Deadline for entries - 12th September 2008, midnight GMT
The Alcan Prize for Sustainability is a US$1 million prize that recognises organisations demonstrating a comprehensive approach to addressing, achieving and further advancing economic, environmental and/or social sustainability. The privately funded prize is awarded annually and IBLF develops, facilitates and manages the programme for Rio Tinto Alcan, in order to ensure credibiltiy and integrity for the prize. The 2008 prize is now open for entries.
For more information on how to enter visit www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com
IBLF hosts and partners on events throughout the year all around the world, illustrating the role business can play in the development agenda:
Postgraduate Certificate In Cross Sector Partnerships, Residential 2
8-12 September
Trigonos, Wales
PCCP, led by the University of Cambridge Programme for Industry in association with IBLF, is now in its 7th year. The programme is a one-year, part-time course aimed at those in full-time employment earning an academic qualification at Master’s level. The programme enables participants to develop and deepen their understanding of the practical challenges of cross-sector partnering and how those challenges might be addressed. This course starts every April with a 4 day residential at Cambridge University and lasts for nine months, with the submission of the final project in December; it also six-months of e-learning followed by a second four-day residential and a preparation for the final project.
For further information on how to participate, contact Emily Wood on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Business and Human Rights Dilemma: The Right to Water
16-18 September
Washington DC, USA
IBLF in partnership with the Human Rights and Business Institute, the UN Global Compact and Realizing Rights will be convening a meeting of business, NGOs, IGOs and government to discuss the business and human rights implications of the right to water, and to explore practical operational challenges for business.
For further information, please contact Lucy Amis on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Oxford Analytica International Conference - 'The Business of Migration'
17-19 September
Christchurch College, Oxford
Each September an opinion-forming elite drawn from the international corporate sector, international financial institutions, governments and multilateral agencies gather in Oxford to participate in Oxford Analytica's annual International Conference. The Conference is renowned for providing these international decision makers with the insights needed to guide their organisations through the challenging geopolitical, economic and social developments in the year ahead. Much of the day is spent in small seminar groups or panel sessions, with each participant having a personalised schedule designed to meet his specific needs. The Conference is residential so offering plenty of opportunity for relationship building and closes with a spectacular banquet at Blenheim Palace. Graham Baxter will be speaking at the conference on the subject of migration.
For further information, please contact Caroline Leonard on firstname.surname@iblf.org
YCI Brazil Graduations
22 September
Brazil
IBLF’s Youth Career Initiative (YCI) programme engages international hotels to provide a six-month education programme for high school graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds. A partnership between public and private sectors, YCI empowers young people with life and employment skills with opportunities for future career choices.
For further information, please contact Michelle Tolman on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Business and Human Rights Dialogue: The Access to Remedy Pillar of the Ruggie Framework
1 October
London, UK
IBLF will be convening a meeting to explore the practical business challenges associated with the recommendation from UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights (Professor John Ruggie) that part of the business responsibility to respect human rights includes a provision for access to remedy for alleged human rights victims.
For further information, please contact Lucy Amis on firstname.lastname@iblf.org
Human Rights Dilemma: The Right to a Living Wage
1-3 October
London, UK
IBLF in partnership with the Human Rights and Business Institute, the UN Global Compact and Realizing Rights will be convening a meeting of business, NGOs, IGOs and government to discuss the concept of a right to a living wage and the associated practical operational challenges for business.
For further information, please contact Lucy Amis on firstname.lastname@iblf.org
Responsible Business Investment Initative
20 October
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
The Responsible Business Investment initiative in the DRC aims to promote responsible business practices and collective action towards sustainable development among companies operating in the DRC. It is being developed as a partnership between IBLF, Business Action for Africa (BAA), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and SAP Africa. This meeting will mark the launch of the Initiative.
For further information, please contact Amanda Gardiner on firstname.lastname@iblf.org
Windsor Health Dialogues - Digital Health in the Face of Chronic Disease
23-24 October
UK
The United Nations in cooperation with The International Business Leaders Forum, BT, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Rockefeller Foundation will be hosting the second dialogue to its conference series. At the midpoint of the MDG project, the "Windsor Health Dialogues: Confronting the Diseases of Poverty" will chart a consensual, cross-cutting and cross-sectoral approach to the convergence of health and development in the digital age.
For more information on how to participate, please contact Kathrin Bauer on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Business for Millennium Development Summit 2008
24 October
Melbourne, Australia
The B4MD Summit will bring together some of the world’s leading thinkers and captains of industry to challenge current business models and practices, and how Australian businesses can create new opportunities by aligning themselves with the MDGs. IBLF's Adrian Hodges will be a keynote speaker at a session where national and international guests will be engaged in debating 'What are the drivers for change and directions for the future of business engagement in the achievement of the MDGs?'. The session will question what is happening in Australia and around the world.
For more information visit http://www.b4md.com.au/summit.asp
Business and the Environment
April to October
Moscow, Russia
IBLF's Russia Partnership will host a series of 6 round-tables throughout 2008 and culminating in IBLF’s Russian Business Summit. Each round-table will examine in depth a particular aspect of environmental impact and management from the point of view of business. The target audience will be Directors of Environment of leading Russian and multinational companies. At the first and last sessions, Board-level VPs of Operations or the relevant function will be invited. The culminating session – the Russian Business Summit, will be for CEOs of participating companies.
World Business and Development Awards
Deadline for entries - closed
Award ceremony - 24th September 2008
London, Paris and New York
The World Business and Development Awards are made possible through the support of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF). The awards are in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and companies, institutions and associations of all types and sizes are invited to participate by nominating projects that document business activities leading to progress in achieving one or more of the MDGs. The winners will be announced on 24th September during a presentation ceremony in New York at the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel.
For more information on how to enter visit www.iccwbo.org/wba
GAIN Business Award for Innovation in Nutrition
Deadline for entries - 30th September 2008
Award ceremony - beginning of 2009
Geneva and London
The GAIN Business Award for Innovation in Nutrition, in association with IBLF, is now open for entries from small to large companies, in a range of sectors. Entries need to demonstrate that their innovation measurably benefits the nutrition of the poor, applies a business model that is sustainable, and, where appropriate, involves working in partnership with other organisations. Companies who are delivering products and services that help fight malnutrition are invited to enter at www.gainaward.com
Alcan Prize for Sustainability
Deadline for entries - 12th September 2008, midnight GMT
The Alcan Prize for Sustainability is a US$1 million prize that recognises organisations demonstrating a comprehensive approach to addressing, achieving and further advancing economic, environmental and/or social sustainability. The privately funded prize is awarded annually and IBLF develops, facilitates and manages the programme for Rio Tinto Alcan, in order to ensure credibiltiy and integrity for the prize. The 2008 prize is now open for entries.
For more information on how to enter visit www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com
IBLF hosts and partners on events throughout the year all around the world, illustrating the role business can play in the development agenda:
Postgraduate Certificate In Cross Sector Partnerships, Residential 2
8-12 September
Trigonos, Wales
PCCP, led by the University of Cambridge Programme for Industry in association with IBLF, is now in its 7th year. The programme is a one-year, part-time course aimed at those in full-time employment earning an academic qualification at Master’s level. The programme enables participants to develop and deepen their understanding of the practical challenges of cross-sector partnering and how those challenges might be addressed. This course starts every April with a 4 day residential at Cambridge University and lasts for nine months, with the submission of the final project in December; it also six-months of e-learning followed by a second four-day residential and a preparation for the final project.
For further information on how to participate, contact Emily Wood on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Business and Human Rights Dilemma: The Right to Water
16-18 September
Washington DC, USA
IBLF in partnership with the Human Rights and Business Institute, the UN Global Compact and Realizing Rights will be convening a meeting of business, NGOs, IGOs and government to discuss the business and human rights implications of the right to water, and to explore practical operational challenges for business.
For further information, please contact Lucy Amis on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Oxford Analytica International Conference - 'The Business of Migration'
17-19 September
Christchurch College, Oxford
Each September an opinion-forming elite drawn from the international corporate sector, international financial institutions, governments and multilateral agencies gather in Oxford to participate in Oxford Analytica's annual International Conference. The Conference is renowned for providing these international decision makers with the insights needed to guide their organisations through the challenging geopolitical, economic and social developments in the year ahead. Much of the day is spent in small seminar groups or panel sessions, with each participant having a personalised schedule designed to meet his specific needs. The Conference is residential so offering plenty of opportunity for relationship building and closes with a spectacular banquet at Blenheim Palace. Graham Baxter will be speaking at the conference on the subject of migration.
For further information, please contact Caroline Leonard on firstname.surname@iblf.org
YCI Brazil Graduations
22 September
Brazil
IBLF’s Youth Career Initiative (YCI) programme engages international hotels to provide a six-month education programme for high school graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds. A partnership between public and private sectors, YCI empowers young people with life and employment skills with opportunities for future career choices.
For further information, please contact Michelle Tolman on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Business and Human Rights Dialogue: The Access to Remedy Pillar of the Ruggie Framework
1 October
London, UK
IBLF will be convening a meeting to explore the practical business challenges associated with the recommendation from UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights (Professor John Ruggie) that part of the business responsibility to respect human rights includes a provision for access to remedy for alleged human rights victims.
For further information, please contact Lucy Amis on firstname.lastname@iblf.org
Human Rights Dilemma: The Right to a Living Wage
1-3 October
London, UK
IBLF in partnership with the Human Rights and Business Institute, the UN Global Compact and Realizing Rights will be convening a meeting of business, NGOs, IGOs and government to discuss the concept of a right to a living wage and the associated practical operational challenges for business.
For further information, please contact Lucy Amis on firstname.lastname@iblf.org
Responsible Business Investment Initative
20 October
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
The Responsible Business Investment initiative in the DRC aims to promote responsible business practices and collective action towards sustainable development among companies operating in the DRC. It is being developed as a partnership between IBLF, Business Action for Africa (BAA), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and SAP Africa. This meeting will mark the launch of the Initiative.
For further information, please contact Amanda Gardiner on firstname.lastname@iblf.org
Windsor Health Dialogues - Digital Health in the Face of Chronic Disease
23-24 October
UK
The United Nations in cooperation with The International Business Leaders Forum, BT, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Rockefeller Foundation will be hosting the second dialogue to its conference series. At the midpoint of the MDG project, the "Windsor Health Dialogues: Confronting the Diseases of Poverty" will chart a consensual, cross-cutting and cross-sectoral approach to the convergence of health and development in the digital age.
For more information on how to participate, please contact Kathrin Bauer on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Business for Millennium Development Summit 2008
24 October
Melbourne, Australia
The B4MD Summit will bring together some of the world’s leading thinkers and captains of industry to challenge current business models and practices, and how Australian businesses can create new opportunities by aligning themselves with the MDGs. IBLF's Adrian Hodges will be a keynote speaker at a session where national and international guests will be engaged in debating 'What are the drivers for change and directions for the future of business engagement in the achievement of the MDGs?'. The session will question what is happening in Australia and around the world.
For more information visit http://www.b4md.com.au/summit.asp
Business and the Environment
April to October
Moscow, Russia
IBLF's Russia Partnership will host a series of 6 round-tables throughout 2008 and culminating in IBLF’s Russian Business Summit. Each round-table will examine in depth a particular aspect of environmental impact and management from the point of view of business. The target audience will be Directors of Environment of leading Russian and multinational companies. At the first and last sessions, Board-level VPs of Operations or the relevant function will be invited. The culminating session – the Russian Business Summit, will be for CEOs of participating companies.
The participants will be from industries that have the biggest impact on the environment: natural resources, power generation, metallurgy, chemicals and paper and pulp. The format will be based on discussion and exchange rather than presentations.
The series will culminate with IBLF’s annual Russian Business Summit at which the conclusions and recommendations of the participants will be shared with some of the top global and Russian business leaders.
For further information about participation please visit http://eng.iblf.ru/projects/enviro.html or contact Philip Lupov at firstname.surname@iblf.ru
International Anti-Corruption Conference, IACC
30 October - 2 November
Athens, Greece
The conference is organised by Transparency International and IBLF will be an official supporting partner. The conference main theme is to explore how countering corruption and enhancing good governance contributes to sustainable development. This year special emphasis has been put on bringing the voice of business to the discussion. Previous conferences have gathered over 1,300 participants from more than 120 countries. IBLF's Peter Brew will present practical examples how business addressed corruption collectively in countries and regions such as Vietnam, China, Easter Europe etc in the session on Combating Corruption through “Collective Action”.
For more information on how to participate, please contact Birgit Errath on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Malaysian CSR conference
27-28 November
Kuala Lumpur
IBLF, British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce, Institute of Corporate Responsibility, Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia and the Association of Certified Corporate Accountants on hosting a joint national CSR conference to take forward the responsible business agenda collectively. IBLF’s Peter Brew will be a keynote speaker. There is a particular concern to engage with national companies and finding ways of supporting SMEs in improving their practices.
For more information on how to participate, please contact Peter Brew on firstname.surname@iblf.org
International Anti-Corruption Conference, IACC
30 October - 2 November
Athens, Greece
The conference is organised by Transparency International and IBLF will be an official supporting partner. The conference main theme is to explore how countering corruption and enhancing good governance contributes to sustainable development. This year special emphasis has been put on bringing the voice of business to the discussion. Previous conferences have gathered over 1,300 participants from more than 120 countries. IBLF's Peter Brew will present practical examples how business addressed corruption collectively in countries and regions such as Vietnam, China, Easter Europe etc in the session on Combating Corruption through “Collective Action”.
For more information on how to participate, please contact Birgit Errath on firstname.surname@iblf.org
Malaysian CSR conference
27-28 November
Kuala Lumpur
IBLF, British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce, Institute of Corporate Responsibility, Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia and the Association of Certified Corporate Accountants on hosting a joint national CSR conference to take forward the responsible business agenda collectively. IBLF’s Peter Brew will be a keynote speaker. There is a particular concern to engage with national companies and finding ways of supporting SMEs in improving their practices.
For more information on how to participate, please contact Peter Brew on firstname.surname@iblf.org