PRIVACY POLICY

1. INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Policy is entered into by and between World Forum for Ethics in Business on behalf of itself and its affiliates, group companies, related entities and licensors (the “Organization”).

The organization understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your information is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits our website and will only collect and use information in ways that are useful to you and in a manner consistent with your rights and our obligations under the law.

This Policy applies to our use of any and all data collected by us in relation to your use of our website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first visit of our website. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using our website immediately.

1. PURPOSE

The Organization is committed to international compliance with data protection laws. This Privacy Policy applies worldwide to the Organization and is based on globally accepted, basic principles on data protection. The Privacy Policy provides one of the necessary framework conditions for cross-border data transmission among the Organization.

We have adopted the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”). The GDPR governs the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your personal information.

• APPLICATION OF NATIONAL LAWS

This Privacy Policy comprises the internationally accepted data privacy principles without replacing the existing national laws. It supplements the national data privacy laws. The relevant national law will take precedence in the event that it conflicts with this Privacy Policy, or it has stricter requirements than this Privacy Policy. The content of this Privacy Policy will be observed in the absence of corresponding national legislation. In the event of conflicts between national legislation and the Privacy Policy, the Organization will work to find a practical solution that meets the purpose of the Privacy Policy.

1. SCOPE

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of our website. It does not extend to any websites that are linked to from our website (whether we provide those links or whether they are shared by other users). we have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

1. DATA COLLECTION

Some data will be collected automatically by our website, other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it and consent to us using it for the purposes set out herein. Automatically collected data includes: (1) Information about the browser type and version used; (2) your operating system; (3) your Internet service provider; (4) your IP address; (5) Date and time of access. In the event of abuse, we may block certain IP addresses.

1. USE OF DATA
   1. All personal data is stored securely in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.
   2. We use your data to provide the best possible services to you. This includes: (i) Providing and managing your access to our website; (ii) Personalising and tailoring your experience on our website; (iii) Supplying our products and services to you; (iv) Personalising and tailoring our products and services for you; (v) Responding to communications from you; (vi) Supplying you with newsletters, alerts etc. via email, that you may have subscribed to and that you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link from such emails (vii) Market research and (viii) Analysing your use of our website and gathering feedback to enable us to continually improve our website and your user experience.
   3. In some cases, the collection of data may be a statutory or contractual requirement, and we will be limited in the products and services we can provide you without your consent for us to be able to use such data.
   4. With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email, telephone, text message, post and/or messaging services with information, news and offers on our products and/or services. We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that we fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the applicable relevant laws.
   5. Legal basis: Under GDPR, we will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, without adversely affecting your rights. We will only process your personal data if at least one of the following basis applies: (i) you have given consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes; (ii) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at the request of you prior to entering into a contract; (iii) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject; (iv) processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of you or of another natural person; (v) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller and/or processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
   6. Sensitive Information: Sensitive information is defined in the GDPR. Sensitive information will be used by us only: (i) For the primary purpose for which it was obtained; (ii) For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose; and/or (iii) With your consent; or where required or authorised by law.

• STORAGE OF DATA
  1. We only keep your data for as long as we need to in order to use it as described in the above section (Use of Data), and/or for as long as we have your permission to keep it. In any event, we will conduct an annual review to ascertain whether we need to keep your data. Your data will be deleted if we no longer need it for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your data.
  2. Some or all of your data may be stored or transferred outside of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using our website and submitting information to us. If we do store or transfer data outside the EEA, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the EEA and under the GDPR. Such steps may include, but not be limited to, the use of legally binding contractual terms between us and any third parties we engage and the use of the EU-approved Model Contractual Arrangements.
  3. Data security is of great importance to us, and to protect your data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure data collected through our website.

Notwithstanding the security measures that we take, it is important to remember that the transmission of data via the internet may not be completely secure and that you are advised to take suitable precautions when transmitting data to us via the internet.

• SHARING OF DATA
  1. We may share your data within the Organization and we may contract with third parties to supply products and services to you on our behalf. These may include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. In some cases, the third parties may require access to some or all of your data. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under applicable relevant law.
  2. We may compile statistics about the use of our website including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying information. We may from time to time share such data with third parties. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.

In certain circumstances we may be legally required to share certain data held by us, which may include your personal information, for example, where we are involved in legal proceedings, where we are complying with the requirements of legislation, a court order, or a governmental authority. we do not require any further consent from you in order to share your data in such circumstances and will comply as required with any legally binding request that is made of us.

1. USER OPTIONS
   1. When you submit information via our website, you may be given options to restrict our use of your data. We aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails
   2. you may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in your country. These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.
   3. It is important to us that your data is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your data is accurate, complete and up to date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
2. RIGHT TO WITHDRAW INFORMATION
3. You may access certain areas of our website without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on our website you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
4. You may withdraw your consent for us to use your personal data at any time by contacting us using the details set out herein below, and we will delete your data from our systems. However, you acknowledge this may limit our ability to provide the best possible products and services to you.
5. SUMMARY RIGHTS UNDER GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have: (i) the right to request access to, deletion of or correction of, your personal data held by us; (ii) the right to complain to a supervisory authority; (iii) be informed of what data processing is taking place; (iii) the right to restrict processing; (iv) the right to data portability; (v) object to processing of your personal data; (vi) rights with respect to automated decision-making and profiling.

To enforce any of the foregoing rights or if you have any other questions about our website or this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the details set out herein below.

• AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING AND PROFILING

1. In the event that we use personal data for the purposes of automated decision-making and those decisions have a legal (or similarly significant effect) on you, you have the right to challenge such decisions under GDPR, requesting human intervention, expressing their own point of view, and obtaining an explanation of the decision from us.
2. The right described in the section above, does not apply in the following circumstances: (i) The decision is necessary for the entry into, or performance of, a contract between you and us; (ii) The decision is authorised by law; or (iii) you have given your explicit consent.
3. Where we use your personal data for profiling purposes, the following shall apply: (i) Clear information explaining the profiling will be provided, including its significance and the likely consequences; (ii) Appropriate mathematical or statistical procedures will be used; (iii) Technical and organisational measures necessary to minimise the risk of errors and to enable such errors to be easily corrected shall be implemented; and (iv) All personal data processed for profiling purposes shall be secured in order to prevent discriminatory effects arising out of profiling.

• CONTACT US

1. If you have any questions about our website or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at [office@wfeb.org] or by mail at Avenue des Courses 16 (B11), 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data we hold about you.
2. If, after contacting us, you feel that your concerns have not been addressed to your satisfaction, you can contact our data protection officer at [partnership@wfeb.org]. (This is only applicable for EEA).

• CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

We may change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time, or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on our website and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of our website following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.

1. LANGUAGE

This Privacy Policy was prepared and written in English. Any non-English translations of this Privacy Policy which may be made available is provided for convenience only and is not legally binding.

[su_row][su_column size=”1/3″] Read more
[/su_column]
[su_column size=”1/3″] Weiter lesen[/su_column]
[su_column size=”1/3″] En savoir plus[/su_column][/su_row]

[su_divider size=”1″]

[su_row][su_column size=”1/3″][su_button url=”http://ethicsinsports.ch/bilder/WSES-Program.pdf” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#cd1013″ size=”4″ radius=”0″]Download the Summit Program[/su_button][/su_column]
[su_column size=”1/3″][su_button url=”http://ethicsinsports.ch/bilder/Speaker_Book.pdf” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#cd1013″ size=”4″ radius=”0″]Download the Conference Booklet[/su_button][/su_column]
[su_column size=”1/3″][su_button url=”http://ethicsinsports.ch/special_messages.html” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#cd1013″ size=”4″ radius=”0″]Special Messages[/su_button][/su_column][/su_row]

[su_divider top=”no” size=”1″]

For all media inquiries please contact press@wfeb.org

The Vision of WFEB

WFEB brings together leaders from all sectors of society to dialogue on the pressing need to strengthen human values and ethics in private and public sector.

As the transforming forces of globalisation extend their reach to the remotest corners of the world, there seems to be a growing need to refocus on the identity of humanity as a whole and build upon the common resources available to human society to achieve progress and fulfillment for all. WFEB recognizes the pivotal role of business and the private sector in realizing these fundamental human values in a globalizing world. How wealth is generated, saved and shared in the context of globalisation is also a question of individual awareness and human values.

The recent economic crisis has highlighted the challenge of establishing stability and growth in the face of global recession. It has also brought into focus the critical importance of the human dimension in leadership styles and strategies. In the turbulent and globalized corporate environment of increased complexity and speed, traditional governance styles based on unrestricted risk- and profit-taking in corporate boardrooms seem to be giving way to new approaches that are more responsive to broader societal interests. While the risks involved in corporate decision-making are increasing constantly, the economic crisis appears to be pointing to leadership techniques that improve on traditional ways of doing business.

Business and Human Values or Spirituality is often seen as two separate worlds. It is believed that those who are focusing on human values may not be competitive. Perhaps the world of business and the world of human values are no longer two separate worlds.

Emphasizing human values does not necessarily exclude a competitive attitude.

Even with increased competition in business, there are very compelling reasons why ethics should not be compromised, and why ethics could in fact be a prerequisite to profitability.

Instead of offering extra-bonuses and salary picks, leaders today seem to need to offer a sense of common purpose beyond the day-to-day tasks and needs to be able to articulate a shared vision in a way that inspires others to act. Working for the values itself rewards an employee and therefore he or she is usually not seeking further external rewards as values elevate us to act beyond what we can do, to embrace what we should do.

This symposium seeks to examine whether business and ethics are complementary or contradictory in nature, and explore new ways for business leaders to evolve leadership styles that are sustainable, yet profitable for their organisations.

Trust is the backbone of business. In the current economic downturn, as businesses face the challenge of restoring people’s faith and confidence, spirituality and human values can play a key role. Now is the time for us to come together and plan how we can build a sustainable future, and bring peace and prosperity to mankind. Human values and ethics need to be the core of any development. We have seen the flaws in communism; now we are seeing the failings of unbridled capitalism. It is time for a new ‘ism’ – humanism.” Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Co-Founder World Forum for Ethics in Business

International Association for Human Values

The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) is a volunteer based, charitable non-governmental organization dedicated to the development and promotion of human values in society.

IAHV works in five main program areas:

• Ethics in business and corporate social responsibility
• Value-based education
• Rural development and socio-economic progress
• Conflict management through dialogue between the cultures
• Humanitarian relief and post-disaster rehabilitation/reconstruction

The initiatives of the IAHV and its sister organization, the International Art of Living Foundation, have benefited people from all walks of life in over 140 countries.

IAHV cooperates with a full range of agencies and stakeholders such as international bodies, NGOs, rural communities, governments and corporations to implement strategies for personal development and encourage the practice of human values in everyday life.

IAHV was founded in 1997 by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. It is registered as an association under Swiss law, with headquarters in Geneva. IAHV Switzerland is the umbrella organization for the 17 national and three regional IAHV organizations. It works through decentralized structures, with national organizations operating as separate legal entities registered as charitable organizations. The European headquarters is registered in Germany.

IAHV maintains special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, and actively participates in UN committees and activities related to social development, health and conflict resolution.

World Bank Institute

The World Bank Institute (WBI) is the World Bank Group’s principal provider of learning activities. It has delivered training courses and seminars since the 1950s, mostly for government officials in developing countries on such topics as macroeconomic policy, poverty reduction, health, education, and policy reform in other economic sectors.

During the past decade, WBI increased its activities on a broader range of subjects aligned with the World Bank’s regional and country development priorities. It also expanded its audiences to include non-state actors such as civil society organizations, the private sector, journalists, and parliamentarians.

Mission and Strategy

WBI’s mission is to be a global facilitator of capacity development for poverty reduction, helping leaders, institutions, and coalitions address their capacity constraints to achieving development results.

WBI’s strategy has been shaped by:

• Strong demand for global knowledge and learning on key development topics and customized to local contexts
• Rapid expansion of institutions worldwide that are capable of producing and disseminating knowledge
• Important technological changes that open up new possibilities for delivering knowledge and learning products

The Earth Charter Initiative

“The Earth Charter Initiative” is an extraordinarily diverse, global network of people, organizations, and institutions that participate in promoting and implementing the values and principles of the Earth Charter. The Initiative is a broad-based, voluntary, civil society effort. Participants include leading international institutions, national governments and their agencies, university associations, non-government organizations and community-based groups, city governments, faith groups, schools and businesses – as well as thousands of individuals.

Mission

The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.

Vision

We envision individuals, organizations, businesses, governments, and multilateral institutions throughout the world, including the United Nations General Assembly and UN agencies, acknowledging the Earth Charter, embracing its values and principles, and working collaboratively to build just, sustainable, and peaceful societies.

Goals

• To raise awareness worldwide of the Earth Charter and to promote understanding of its inclusive ethical vision.
• To seek recognition and endorsement of the Earth Charter by individuals, organizations, and the United Nations.
• To promote the use of the Earth Charter as an ethical guide and the implementation of its principles by civil society, business, and government.
• To encourage and support the educational use of the Earth Charter in schools, universities, religious communities, local communities, and many other settings.
• To promote recognition and use of the Earth Charter as a soft law document.

Christoph Glaser

Born and raised in Basel, Switzerland, Christoph Glaser serves since 2004 as CEO TLEX, Europe for the Transformational Leadership for Excellence (TLEX) program for leaders from the public and private sectors in more than 50 countries across Europe, Africa, USA, Asia and the Middle East. Furthermore, he has been instrumental in establishing public-private partnerships for social development initiatives and currently also leads various humanitarian service projects of the International Association for Human Values, Europe.

Christoph is also Board Member of the International Association for Human Values, Europe, and the International Art of Liv- ing Foundation, Switzerland, and serves since 2006 as Managing Director of the annual International Leadership Symposium on Ethics in Business, Brussels. He has been instrumental in developing the World Youth Forum and the “Yes – We Can! Community Leadership Training Program,” which has trained more than 700 emerging leaders in Europe. Christoph holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the Humboldt-Viadrina School for Governance in Berlin and has graduated in honors from the Basel Vocational Business School. Christoph is a certified Leadership trainer of the World Bank Group program ‘Greater than Leadership’ and a certified Integral Associate Coach through Integral Coaching, Canada.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Ewald Poeran

Ewald Krishna Poeran was born in 1967 in Paramaribo, Surinam.

As a trainer of the APEX course (Achieving Personal Excellence), he has given trainings on stress management and corporate social responsibility to managers of various companies, such as Shell, ANWB, and the tax ministry in the Netherlands. Mr. Poeran has also been since 2006 a Director of the International Business & Leadership Symposium and organized several high-level conferences such as the International Conference “Living Values – A Call to Action” in Amsterdam in 2000 and the Interfaith Conference in The Hague. His work has also involved cooperation with the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.

Since 2001 as President of the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) Netherlands. He is also the CEO of Shankara Europe Holding BV. Previously, Mr. Poeran served in several position in the IT-field and as an officer in the Dutch army.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Head of the Advisory Board

Prof. Ruud Lubbers

Former Prime Minister, the Netherlands

Ruud Lubbers was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, leading three successive governments,  making him the longest-serving post-war premier.

During his terms, he was instrumental in building Europe into what it is today. He was also the key figure in  introducing the ‘Dutch Model’, which led to the successful turn-around of the Dutch economy. After that, he was the  9th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, from 2001 until February 2005.

In July 2006, Prof. Lubbers acted as informateur of a new cabinet, after the second Balkenende cabinet handed over its resignation to the Dutch Queen. His last post was as head of the World Wide Fund for Nature.

A graduate of The Netherland’s School of Economics, Ruud Lubbers’ career began by managing the family business. He joined the Dutch Government in 1973 as Minister of Economic Affairs and continued as Senior Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Alliance.

After leaving politics, he taught university courses on globalization and sustainable development at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and as a visiting professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States. He was instrumental in contributing to the success of The Earth Charter – celebration of life and awe for nature.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Advisory Board Members

Mr. Günter Conradt

Mr. Aadesh Goyal

Executive Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources; Chairman of the Board, Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd.; Director on the Board, Tata Communications Transformation Services Ltd., India

Aadesh is an industry veteran and a global business leader with experience in P&L Management, Human Resources, Engineering, Operations, Information Technology, Corporate Communication and Program Management. He has been involved in more than a dozen M&As as well as played a key role in the integration of these companies spread across multiple countries and performed roles spread over 5 continents.

He is considered as a thought leader in Strategic Human Resources, Leadership and Talent Development.

Aadesh is currently the Executive Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources at Tata Communications. In addition to Human Resources, he has global responsibility for Corporate Social Responsibility, Occupational Health and Safety, and Administration. He is also the Chief Ethics Officer of the company.

He has been an angel investor and has also served on the Boards of several companies. Aadesh is currently the Chairman of the Board of Tata Communications Payment Solutions Limited and a Director on the Board of Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited.

He has a Master’s degree in Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and has won several awards including the ‘Great Contribution Award’ from the Minister of Communications, the Best HR Head in India by National HRD Network.

Aadesh has a passion for community service and has been an active volunteer for more than 15 years. He and his wife live in New Delhi. They have a daughter and a son who are both University students.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Dr. Monika Griefahn

Former Minister, Germany

Dr. Monika Griefahn is a founding member of Greenpeace Germany and was Co-CEO (1980-1983). From 1984-1990 she was the first female board member of Greenpeace International and responsible for trainings and founding new offices all around the world.

From 1990-1998 she was Minister of the Environment in the German state of Lower Saxony. She put her main emphasis on working for renewable energy and the phasing out of nuclear power.

After that she worked as Member of Parliament in the German Bundestag from 1998-2009. Her main responsibilities were in culture and the media.

Later on she founded the Institute Media, Environment, Culture (IMUK) – a company with advisory services in the sustainability sector. Since 2012 she is director for environment and community at AIDA Cruises.

Monika Griefahn is engaged in numerous voluntary commitments – among others as co-chair and jury member of the Right Livelihood Award Foundation (“Alternative Nobel Prize”).

Imagesource: Bianca Schüler

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Ms. Anja Jessurun

Entrepreneur, The Netherlands

Anja Jessurun is a Dutch female entrepreneur who values ethics in business very highly. From an early age on she has an interest in building networks, developing new concepts and creating opportunities by connecting ideas to people and people to ideas.

She is known by fellow entrepreneurs as an active and inspiring colleague in the construction industry with a keen eye for environmental issues.

Her recent focus as an entrepreneur is on creating awareness for Ayurveda ( a lifestyle and medicine originating from ancient India) in Europe. Not only on the individual, spiritual level but also as an interesting business opportunity. Her strength lies in analysing and solving structural problems in enterprises and organizations.

The quote of Anja Jessurun is: Carpe Diem

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Rutger Koopmans

President, Netherlands-India Chamber of Commerce and Trade Former Senior Executive Vice President, ING Bank, the Netherlands

Rutger Koopmans graduated in law, political science and business administration in Leiden, Rotterdam and Rochester (USA).

During his career in the financial sector, he worked in the Netherlands, London and New York, both for Mees Pierson (1982-1995) and for ING Group (1996 to September 2008).

He has considerable experience in corporate banking, for both large and medium sized enterprises. He sees a great importance in including people in the financial system, to empower them and give them a chance to participate in the economy.

He is also Chairman of the Netherlands-India Chamber of Commerce and Trade, and Chairman of the Working Group India of the Dutch Trade Board. Furthermore, he was a board member of the Nationale Nederlanden insurance company in the Netherlands.

In November 2007, he won the Ethics in Business award of the International Association for Human Values, and in June 2008, he received the Leadership Award of the Cruyff Academics International Institute.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Peter Marti

Owner & CEO, Marti Communications AG, Switzerland

Peter Marti has studied communications in Switzerland and in the USA. After a career as a communications consultant, he became President & CEO of Ogilvy group in Switzerland and was head of small countries of the Ogily European network.

Later he founded his own communication company in Zurich/Switzerland. He is a member of the Swiss Advertising Association and he was a member of the Art Directors Club in Switzerland.

Peter Marti was elected as “Advertiser of the year” and won several awards at international communication festivals.

During his career, he worked for some major NGO’s such as the World Wildlife Fund, Green Cross International and the Red Cross and also some foundations like the Kantha Bopha Foundation in Cambodia, the “Foundation pour la Formation Hoteliere” and the Dr. Rau Foundation have mandated Peter Marti and his team with their brand reputation work.

Today he is strongly involved in brand reputation development for mid-sized and bigger global companies. He leads Corporate Social Responsability programs for these companies and is handling their internal and external communications.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Vivek Vig

MD & Group CEO of Destimoney, India

Ethics in Business impacts the way a corporation organises itself around profit maximisation to nurture an eco-system that creates and sustains value for all stakeholders – the employees, the shareholders, the communities & the environment that the organisation operates.

A truly ethical organisation is one that goes beyond legal compliance and operates in a manner that positively impacts all stakeholders each and every day.

Currently pursuing an entrepreneurial role as MD & Group CEO of Destimoney, a retail financial services organisation catering to middle India. An alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Mr. Vig has a rich and varied banking experience spanning over two decades across several emerging markets – Poland, Taiwan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and India. Working in so many diverse environments and cultures, Mr. Vig has been exposed to the similarities in business ethics in corporations across different geographies, cultures and levels of economic development.
This has allowed him to accept that business and ethics can co-exist to create innovation that has the power to positively impact and change lives.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

The members of the Board of Directors are:

President: Mrs. Rajita Kulkarni

Rajita is a humanitarian, an educationist, a writer, a leadership coach and a global leader. She is the President of the World Forum for Ethics in Business and a Board member in a number of non-governmental organisations at an Indian national and international level.

She helps organisations globally to achieve excellence in governance, finance and administration. She is committed to create global advocacy to inspire individuals and corporations to embrace an ethical way of life. She has been instrumental in leading a number of action-oriented initiatives towards this goal.

Apart from global responsibility of WFEB, her key current projects include the launch of the prestigious Sri Sri University in India, global design and roll out of the Transformational Leadership for EXcellence program that enables leaders to unleash their full potential and overseeing the administration of over 510 educational institutions that reach education to over 6,000 children (including schools, a college of journalism, a college of Ayurveda and an MBA school). Of these 421 are free schools reaching free education and mid day meals to 43,450 children in 12 states of India.

Her expertise lies in leading large, multicultural, multi country, diverse teams to unleash their full potential and fulfill their vision. She is a certified leadership coach and has trained CEO’s, current and ex Heads of Governments, Parliamentarians among others to sharpen their leadership skills towards creating increased public value.

She travels the world addressing various international fora to advocate the message of excellence, ethics and human values. Before committing her life to society five years ago, Rajita was a banker for 18 years with Citi. She held many international leadership positions in her career, last of which was Asia Pacific Head for Customer Advocacy and Training for the Retail Assets Business where her portfolio responsibility was annual revenues of 750 million US dollars, 16,000 employees and over 800 branches across 12 countries.

Considered an expert in her field of Leadership training and coaching, she designed 85 management exercises and learning tools. She has won 17 awards for professional excellence in her field and has done training and development for over 100,000 participants from over 50 countries.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Nirj Deva

Member of European Parliament United Kingdom

Nirj Deva was born in Sri Lanka and holds Sri Lankan and British citizenship. He has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He became in 1981, Chairman of the Bow Group (leading British political think-tank).
He was appointed Chairman of the Department of Transport/National Consumer Council Committee on Deregulation of Air Transport. This resulted in low-fare airlines in Europe.

In 1992, Deva was elected as Member of the House of Commons, and in 1999 as Conservative Member of the European Parliament, where he is vice-chairman of the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of South Asia, and member of the Committee on Overseas Development and Cooperation and the Foreign Affairs Committee.
He is a Fellow of Britain’s Royal Society of Arts, Hon. Life President of the EU-India Chamber of Commerce, and Patron of the International Monarchist League. Deva has backed many important education and health issues. In April 2005, he was Chairman of the European Parliament’s delegation to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development in New York, and delivered a paper on the future of the United Nations at the US Council on Foreign Relations.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Roland Glaser

Former CEO Minerva Schools Switzerland

Roland Glaser is born and raised in Switzerland and holds a degree in history and mathematics from the University of Basel, Switzerland. From 1965 till 2002 he served as CEO and owner of the Minerva Schools Switzerland and helped to make it one of Switzerland’s biggest and most recognized private schools.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Ram Lakhina

Chairman, Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade (NICCT)

Ram Lakhina is the Founder and Executive President of the Netherlands-India Chamber of Commerce & Trade (NICCT). Earlier he was the President of the Indo Dutch Chamber of Commerce from 1979 to 2001.

He was the first Chairman of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). He drafted the constitution of GOPIO and steered its adoption by the world body.

In 1980 he created the Foundation for Critical Choices for India to mobilize intellectual and material resources of Non-residential Indians/People of Indian Origin for identifying critical problems facing India and for suggesting policy options for the solution of those problems. He was the President of the Foundation from 1983 to 1991 and then again from 1994 to 2003. He is the President Emeritus of this organization at present.

The publishers of “The Indian”, based in Hong Kong, have named Ram Lakhina as one of the ‘100 Global Indians – luminaries, achievers and entrepreneurs’

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Jo Leinen

Member of European Parliament

Jo Leinen was born in the Saarland at the German-French border. He concentrated on laws and economics at the Universities of Saarbrücken and Bonn. He continued his studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and the Institute for World Affairs located in Connecticut, USA. Leinen began his career as a legal trainee at the Higher Regional Court Koblenz and soon after became a well-established lawyer in Freiburg/Breisgau. Before becoming an MEP, Jo Leinen was Minister for the Environment in the State Government of Saarland, Germany from 1985-1994. From November 1994 until September 1999, he played the triple role of Chairman of the Committee for European Affairs in the State Parliament of Saarland, Germany and member of both the Committee of the Regions and Congress of Regions of the Council of Europe. After being President of the Union of European Federalists (UEF) from 1997 to 2005 he was appointed the organization’s Honorary President. He served as a Vice President of the European Movement International (EMI) from 2003 to 2011, before becoming its President in November 2011.

Since July 1999 Mr. Leinen has been a Member of the European Parliament. He was a Member of the Convention for the Elaboration of a Charter of Fundamental Rights for the EU. From 2004 to 2009 he was President of the Constitutional Affairs Committee and from 2009 to 2011 he chaired the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

He is a full member in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and a substitute member of the Committee for Foreign Affairs and of the EP’s Working Group on EU-UN relations. He is also a full member of the Delegation for the relations with India and a substitute in the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Madhu Rao

Vice-chairman, Shangri-La Hotels

Mr. Rao has more than 20 years experience with Shangri-La.  Prior to his current position, he was the managing director and chief executive officer.  He joined Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in 1988 as group financial controller.  Named chief financial officer in 1997, he also serves as an executive director and chief financial officer of the holding company, Shangri-La Asia Limited.

Before joining the Shangri-La group, he spent 17 years, including 12 years as partner, at a leading chartered accountancy practice in Mumbai, India, responsible for the management consultancy practice of the firm.  He is a graduate in commerce from the University of Mumbai and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Founder, The Art of Living Foundation

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (b. 1956, India) is a revered spiritual leader and humanitarian. His mission of uniting the world into a violence-free global family has inspired millions of people worldwide to broaden their spheres of responsibility and work towards sustainable peace.

In 1997, he founded the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) to identify and foster on a global scale the fundamental human values shared by all societies, religions, cultures and civilizations. In Asia, Africa and Latin America, IAHV is working with marginalized communities to promote sustainable development, and has so far benefited over 30,000 villages and trained more than 65,000 local youth.

Sri Sri is also the founder of the International Art of Living Foundation (IAOLF, 1981), which is dedicated to uplifting humanity and bringing peace at all levels of society, starting from every individual. The initiatives of IAHV and IAOLF, both volunteer-based charitable NGOs, have benefited people from diverse walks of life in over 140 countries.

A leading figure in human development and social transformation, Sri Sri’s multifaceted initiatives include conflict resolution, disaster relief, interfaith harmony, violence prevention, women’s empowerment, environmental protection, and education for all.

He is actively engaged in promoting dialogue and reconciliation in war zones and post-conflict areas across the world, including in Iraq, Ivory Coast, Israel/Palestine and Kosovo, and in conflict-ridden parts of South Asia (e.g. Sri Lanka and Kashmir). He has also designed a number of self-development programs that enhance well-being and foster human values.

Sri Sri is the recipient of numerous awards, including seven honorary doctorates, and state honors from the Governments of Russia, Mongolia and India, in recognition of his tireless service to humanity. He travels to more than 40 countries every year to share his message of social responsibility, and that all great religious traditions share common goals and values.

In 2003, he initiated the Ethics in Business – Corporate Culture & Spirituality dialogue series to examine ways and means of strengthening human values and ethics in business.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Nirj Deva

Member of European Parliament United Kingdom

Nirj Deva was born in Sri Lanka and holds Sri Lankan and British citizenship. He has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. In 1981 he became Chairman of the Bow Group (British leading political think-tank).

He was appointed Chairman of the Department of Transport/National Consumer Council Committee on Deregulation of Air Transport. This resulted in low-fare airlines in Europe.

In 1992, Deva was elected as Member of the House of Commons, and in 1999 as Conservative Member of the European Parliament, where he is vice-chairman of the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of South Asia, and member of the Committee on Overseas Development and Cooperation and the Foreign Affairs Committee.

He is a Fellow of Britain’s Royal Society of Arts, Hon. life President of the EU-India Chamber of Commerce, and Patron of the International Monarchist League. Deva has backed many important education and health issues. In April 2005, he was Chairman of the European Parliament’s delegation to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development in New York, and delivered a paper on the future of the United Nations at the US Council on Foreign Relations.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Late Mr. Jules Goudsmit

CEO Acropoles SA

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Ram Lakhina

Chairman, Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade (NICCT)

Ram Lakhina is the Founder and Executive President of the Netherlands-India Chamber of Commerce & Trade (NICCT). Earlier he was the President of the Indo Dutch Chamber of Commerce from 1979 to 2001.

He was the first Chairman of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). He drafted the constitution of GOPIO and steered its adoption by the world body.

In 1980 he created the Foundation for Critical Choices for India to mobilize intellectual and material resources of Non-residential Indians/People of Indian Origin for identifying critical problems facing India and for suggesting policy options for the solution of those problems. He was the President of the Foundation from 1983 to 1991 and then again from 1994 to 2003. He is the President Emeritus of this organization at present.

The publishers of “The Indian”, based in Hong Kong, have named Ram Lakhina as one of the ‘100 Global Indians – luminaries, achievers and entrepreneurs’

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Ms. Erika Mann

Former Member of European Parliament

Erika Mann was initially elected to the European Parliament in 1994 for Lower Saxony in Germany. She is currently serving her third term and is a Member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

She is Chairwoman of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee. She is also a Member of the Committee on International Trade and is spokesperson for trade for her political family. As a substitute Member she sits on the Budgetary Control Committee and the Industry, Research and Energy Committee. She is also part of the delegation for relations with the United States.

Ms. Mann is Senator of the Max Planck Society (MPG), Board Vice-Chair of “Frauen für Technik neue Impulse” (women promoting technology), a German association based in Berlin. She is also the Chair and Co-Founder of the European Internet Foundation (EIF) and European Chairwoman of the Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN). Erika Mann is a member of the Board of Directors for the Salzburg Seminar. Erika Mann qualified as a teacher of further education early in her career and was researcher at the University of Hannover before becoming a business consultant in information technology.

She is patron of a primary school in Berlin, named after the famous Erika Mann, daughter of Thomas Mann, and an academician of the International Informatization Academy of the United Nations. In 2006 she received an award in Washington for outstanding transatlantic commitment, from the European-American Business Council.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Dr. Sanjay Pradhan

CEO, Open Government Partnership

Dr. Sanjay Pradhan is the Vice President of the World Bank Institute (since October 2008). Prior to this, he was the Director of Public Sector Governance for the World Bank. He was responsible for providing the strategic directions for the World Bank’s global work on improving public sector governance and combating corruption. He earlier served as the World Bank’s Sector Manager, Public Sector and Poverty Reduction for the South Asia region. Prior to that, he was responsible for managing the Bank’s unit supporting governance and public sector reform in 26 countries.

Dr. Pradhan was a Principal Author of the World Development Report 1997, The State in a Changing World. He presented the WDR in 20 countries, including press conferences, high-level seminars, and presentations to Heads of State and Parliament, including the British House of Commons. He is the author of numerous publications, including articles, books and policy papers.

Dr. Pradhan completed his PhD from Harvard University (1988), and his Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, Harvard University (1982).

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]

Mr. Madhu Rao

CEO Shangri-La Hotels

Madhu Rao is the managing director and chief executive officer of Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited (commonly referred to as Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts).

Mr. Rao has more than 20 years experience with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, which he joined in 1988 as group financial controller. He was appointed chief financial officer of Shangri-La Asia Limited in 1997 and continues to concurrently hold that position.

Previously, he was 17 years at a leading chartered accountancy practice in Mumbai, India, responsible for the management consultancy practice of the firm, including 12 years as partner. He is a graduate in Commerce from the University of Mumbai and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

[su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#ed1c24″  size=”1″ margin=”20″]