Unlocking the positive power that lays in business to the benefitof peace & prosperity WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE DO? THE BUSINESS FOR PEACE SUMMIT The Business for Peace Foundation (BfP) is a global foundation located in The Summit is an annual two-day event that has rapidly gained recognition as Oslo, . Our vision is that all business leaders have as their purpose one of the world’s foremost meeting places for leaders who seek to develop to improve society. We work to promote and recognise businessworthy business models for both economic and societal value creation. leaders - leaders working ethically and responsibly to create value both for company and society.

BfP promotes the idea of being businessworthy by: 1. Honouring businessworthy role models with the Oslo Business for Peace Award. Guest Lecture 2. Creating a platform for networking, inspiration and discussion. Lecture by recognised Roundtable Discussion 200 leaders from the political, 3. Promoting research, innovation and emerging leaders in value-based and business leaders and academics in University corporate, civic society purpose-driven business through outreach to academia and young leaders. of Oslo Aula. & investment worlds.

THE OSLO BUSINESS FOR PEACE AWARD Award Ceremony Presentation of the Award, artistic performances and keynote speech in Previous Summit speakers: Gro Harlem Brundtland, David Blood, Lady de Rothschild, Sir Richard Branson, Phillip Kotler, Dominic Barton, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Arif Naqvi, , The Award is conferred annually to exceptional individuals who are positively Yngve Slyngstad, Hendrik du Toit, Adam Grant and Marilyn Carlson Nelson. changing the face of business. It has been awarded to business leaders from all over the world – male and female, in emerging and developed economies, in small and large enterprises. Former Honourees include; Elon Musk, Sarah Beydoun, Paul Polman and Kesha Damini.

The Business for Peace Award Committee consists of Nobel Laureates THE BUSINESSWORTHY PLEDGE in peace and economics. The Committee select recipients from a pool of nominees put forward by our international partners; the United Nations As part of the Foundation’s work to highlight the mindset that business Global Compact (UNGC), the United Nations Development Programme can and should contribute to solving global challenges, the Foundation (UNDP) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). has initiated a businessworthy pledge. The Pledge is a personal commitment taken by leaders across sectors to promote ethical and Current members of the committee: sustainable business models and work towards the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

So far, leaders from companies with more than 665 billion USD in turnover and 2.2 million employees have made the pledge to be Leymah Finn Shirin Ouided Eric businessworthy. To read more, visit businessworthy.org Gbowee Kydland Ebadi Bouchamaoui Maskin

“I want to thank Business for Peace for your crucial initiative to promote “I think the idea behind the Oslo Business for Peace Award, and business as a key factor for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.” the potential impact it may have, is important and inspiring.” – Paul Polman, CEO Unilever, Honouree 2015 – , former Secretary-General, United Nations Business for Peace Foundation www.businessforpeace.org [email protected]

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The 2018 Summit will take place on May 15-16th in Oslo, Norway