SECRETARY-GENERAL CONVENES SUMMIT WITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, NGOS AND LABOUR AT HEADQUARTERS ON 24 JUNE
22 Jun 2004NEW YORK, 22 June -- More than 400 Chief Executive Officers and representatives of international civil society will discuss a range of issues key to corporate leadership and responsibility at a meeting called by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to take place at United Nations Headquarters on 24 June.
Corporate leaders, representatives of international civil society and labour organizations, who are participating in the Secretary-General’s “Global Compact” with business, will discuss:
-- How universal standards on environment, labour, and human rights relate to the role of businesses in a period of rapid globalization and rising international tensions;
-- The relation between corporate responsibility and profitability, and how investment institutions and rating agencies should take it into account;
-- Establishing effective cross-communication with organized labour and civil society.
New voluntary initiatives by individual firms or business associations will be announced at the one-day Global Compact Leaders Summit, chaired by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The Secretary-General will announce the addition of anti-corruption as one of the core principles of the Compact, along with support for the environment, labour standards, and human rights; a statement will be made by United Nations Under-Secretary-General Catherine Bertini on incorporating these principles into the administration of the Organization system-wide; there will be a statement of support for Global Compact principles from several national stock exchanges; and a major initiative by the world’s leading financial institutions will be announced.
In recognition of the overlapping goals and problems of business and governments, the 24 June meeting will also be attended by more than a dozen national ministers, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil will deliver the keynote luncheon address.
United Nations officials project that the Summit will be the largest gathering ever on corporate social responsibility issues, and perhaps the most important to bring together business, labour, civil society and government.
Taking place four years since the founding Global Compact convocation, the Summit marks the growth of the initiative from slightly more than 50 participating firms and organizations in July 2000 to nearly 1,500 now.
For more information and to obtain media credentials, visit unglobalcompactsummit.org/media.shtml.
For background briefing or to make interview requests, please contact: Gavin Power, tel.: 1 212 963 681, e-mail: powerg@un.org; or Matthias Stausberg, tel.: 1 917 367 3423, e-mail: stausberg@un.org, Global Compact Office; or Renata Sivacolundhu, tel.: 1 212 963 2932, e-mail: sivacolundhu@un.org; or Tim Wall, tel.: 1 212 963 5851, e-mail: wallt@un.org, United Nations Department of Public Information.
Selected List of Confirmed Participants Sorted by Country
Currently over 400 people have registered to the Summit, this represents an excerpt from the full list, which will be posted on the website closer to the Summit.
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Name of Organization
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Participant
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Position
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Country
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ES Group
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Jack Smorgon AM
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Chairman
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Australia
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Westpac Banking Corporation
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Leon Davis
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Chairman
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Australia
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Aluminum Bahrain (Alba)
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Bruce Hall
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Chief Executive
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Bahrain
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European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)
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Alain de Dommartin
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Chief Executive Officer
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Belgium
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European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
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Gerard Van Schaik
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President
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Belgium
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International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Union (ICEM)
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Fred Higgs
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General Secretary
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Belgium
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Aracruz Celulose S.A.
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Carlos Augusto Aguiar
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Chief Executive Officer
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Brazil
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Banco do Brasil
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Cassio Casseb
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President
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Brazil
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Bovespa-Bolsa de Valores do Estado de São Paulo SA
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Raymundo Magliano Filho
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Chairman of the Board
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Brazil
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Caixa Economica Federal
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Jorge Mattoso
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President
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Brazil
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Grupo Pao de Acucar
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Hugo Bethlem
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Executive Director
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Brazil
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Instituto Ethos
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Oded Grajew
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President
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Brazil
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Petrobras SA
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Jose Eduardo Dutra
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President
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Brazil
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Natura Cosmeticos S/A
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Guilherme Leal
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Chief Executive Officer
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Brazil
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Nutrimental S/A Ind. E Com. De Alimentos
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Rodrigo Loures
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Director Superintendente
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Brazil
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TNT Bulgaria Ltd.
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Ivan Vassilev
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Country General Manager
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Bulgaria
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Alcan Inc.
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Milton Wong
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Board Member
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Canada
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Hudson’s Bay Company
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George Heller
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Canada
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Nexen Inc.
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Charles Fischer
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Canada
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Placer Dome Inc.
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Jay Taylor
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Canada
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Talisman Energy Inc.
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James Buckee
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Canada
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Bancodel Estado de Chile
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Jaime Estevez
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Chairman
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Chile
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Beijing Capital Group Co. Ltd.
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Xiaoguang Liu
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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China
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China Society for the Promotion of the Guangcai Program
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Hu Deping
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Secretary-General
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China
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Junayao Group
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Wang Junyao
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Chairman
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China
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Aarhus United A/S
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Erik Hojsholt
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Chief Executive Officer
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Denmark
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Lego A/S
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Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Denmark
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The Copenhagen Centre for Social Responsibility Partnerships
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Jette Steen Knudsen
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Director
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Denmark
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Mansour Manufacturing & Distribution Group of Companies
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Youssef Mansour
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Egypt
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Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization
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Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Egypt
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Agence Française de Developpement
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Jean-Michel Severino
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Directeur General
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France
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Caisse Nationale des Caisses D’Epargne et de Prévoyance
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Bruno Mettling
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Member of the Executive Committee
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France
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Institut de l'entreprise
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Jean-Pierre Boisivon
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Délégué Général
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France
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International Chamber of Commerce
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Maria Livanos Cattaui
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Secretary General
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France
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Lafarge
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Bertrand Collomb
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Chief Executive Officer
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France
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Schneider Electric Industries, SAS
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Henri Lachmann
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Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
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France
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Societé Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF)
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Louis Gallois
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President
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France
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Suez
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Gerard Mestrallet
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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France
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Veolia Environnment (ex Vivendi)
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John-Pierre Tardieu
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Member of the Board
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France
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Deutsche Bank
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Tessen von Heydebreck
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Member of the Board
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Germany
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Henkel KgaA
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Ulrich Lehner
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Chairman of the Executive Board/Chief Executive Officer
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Germany
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RWE Aktiengesellschaf
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Harry Roels
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Chief Executive Officer
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Germany
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Siemens AG
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Klaus Kleinfeld
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Member of the Management Board
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Germany
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Transparency International
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Peter Eigen
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Chairman
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Germany
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Volkswagen AG
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Hans Dieter Poetsch
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Board Member
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Germany
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Ashanti Goldfields Co. Ltd.
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Sam Jonah
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Chief Executive Officer
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Ghana
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Amazon Caribbean Guyana Ltd.
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Xavier Richard
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Corporate Secretary
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Guyana
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National Thermal Power
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Chandra Prakash Jain
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Chairman & Managing Director
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India
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
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Subir Raha
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Chairman and Managing Director
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India
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Punjab National Bank
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Kohli Surinder Singh
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Chairman and Managing Director
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India
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Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.
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B. Muthuraman
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Managing Director
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India
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Martha Tilaar Group/PT Martina Berto
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Dr. Martha Tilaar
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Founder/Chairwoman
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Indonesia
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Sakaguchi E.H. VOC Corporation
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Mayumi Hachiya
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Director
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Japan
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TPG N.V.
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Peter Bakker
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Chief Executive Officer
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Netherlands
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KLP Insurance
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Bjorn Kristoffersen
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Chief Executive Officer
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Norway
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Norsk Hydro ASA
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Eivind Reiten
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Norway
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Storebrand ASA
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Espen Klitzing
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Chief Executive Officer, Storebrand Life Insurance
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Norway
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Seri Sugar Mills Ltd
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Ashraf Tabani
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Chairman
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Pakistan
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Autoridad del Canal de Panama
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Alberto Aleman Zubieta
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Administrator
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Panama
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Acer/Chimes Ent.
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Salvador Poserio
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Chief Executive Officer
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Philippines
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Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation
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Edwin LL. Umali
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President & Chief Operating Officer
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Philippines
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Banco Espirito Santo
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Mario Amaral
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Executive Board Member
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Portugal
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EDP-Electricidade de Portugal, SA
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Francisco La Fuente Sanchez
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Chairman
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Portugal
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Fundação Oriente
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Carlos Monjardino
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Portugal
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Lusotur, S.A.
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Andre Jordan
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Chairman
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Portugal
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Eskom
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Thulani Gcabshe
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Chief Executive
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South Africa
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INDITEX, S.A.
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Jose Maria Castellano
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Chief Executive Officer
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Spain
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Mango MNG Holding S.L. (Grupo Mango)
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Nicolas Olive
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General Management
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Spain
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Telefonica
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Cesar Alierta Izuel
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President
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Spain
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Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited
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Armitha Gooneratne
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Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
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Sri Lanka
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MAS Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd.
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Mahesh Amalean
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Chairman
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Sri Lanka
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Folksam
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Tore Andersson
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Chief Executive Officer
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Sweden
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LM Ericsson
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Carl-Henric Svanberg
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Sweden
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Volvo Car Corporation
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Hans Olov Olsson
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Sweden
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Credit Suisse Group
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Walter Kielholz
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Switzerland
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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Gilles Carbonnier
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Head, Private sector Relations, Directorate General
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Switzerland
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IUCN-The World Conservation Union
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Achim Steiner
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Director General
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Switzerland
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Novartis AG
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Daniel Vasella
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Switzerland
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UBS AG
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Marcel Ospel
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Chairman
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Switzerland
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Union Network International
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Philip J. Jennings
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General Secretary
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Switzerland
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
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Bjorn Stigson
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President
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Switzerland
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WWF International
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Claude Martin
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Director General
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Switzerland
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Ostim OSB
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Orhan Aydyn
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Chief Executive Officer
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Turkey
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Aarhus United A/S
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Ian McIntosh
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Managing Director
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UK
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Amnesty International
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Irene Khan
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Secretary-General
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UK
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BP plc
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Lord John Gordon Browne of Madingley
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Group Chief Executive
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UK
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Global Witness
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Simon Taylor
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Director
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UK
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International Alert
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Dan Smith
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Secretary-General
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UK
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International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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Camilla Toulmin
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Director
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UK
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International Save the Children Alliance
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Burkhard Gnaerig
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Chief Executive Officer
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UK
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Pentland Group plc
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R Stephen Rubin
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Chairman
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UK
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Pranda Jewelry Public Company Ltd.
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Pranda Tiasuwan
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Chairman
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Thailand
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Rio Tinto plc
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Paul Skinner
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Chairman
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UK
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Royal Dutch Shell
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Jeroen van der Veer
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Chairman
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UK
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Standard Chartered PLC
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Jame McCabe
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Chief Executive Officer for the Americas
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UK
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The BOC Group
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Tony Isaac
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Chief Executive Officer
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UK
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The Prince of Wales - International Business Leaders Forum
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Robert Davies
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Chief Executive Officer
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UK
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Aspen ISIB
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Judith Samuelson
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Executive Director
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USA
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Business for Social Responsibility
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Aron Cramer
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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USA
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Calvert Group
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Barbara Krumsiek
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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USA
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Gap, Inc.
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Anne B. Gust
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Chief Administrative Officer
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USA
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Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
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Richard Holbrooke
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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USA
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Global Reporting Initiative
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Ernst Ligteringen
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Chief Executive
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USA
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GreenMountain Coffee
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Robert Stiller
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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USA
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Goldmann Sachs
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Suzanne Nora Johnson
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Managing Director
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USA
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Hasbro
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Alan G. Hassenfeld
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Chairman
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USA
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Human Rights First
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Michael Posner
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Executive Director
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USA
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Ketchum
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Raymond Kotcher
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Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer
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USA
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Lazare Kaplan International Inc.
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Maurice Tempelsman
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Chairman
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USA
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Li & FungUSA
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Richard Darling
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President
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USA
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Pfizer, Inc.
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Henry McKinnell
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Chief Executive Officer
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USA
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Starbucks Coffee Company
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Orin Smith
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Chief Executive Officer
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USA
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World Monitors Inc.
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Scott Greathead
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Chief Executive Officer
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USA
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UN Senior Officials
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United Nations Secretariat
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Kofi Annan
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Secretary-General
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USA
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United Nations Secretariat
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Louise Fréchette
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Deputy Secretary-General
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USA
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United Nations Industrial Development Org, (UNIDO)
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Carlos Magariños
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Director-General
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Austria
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
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Antonio Maria Costa
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Executive Director
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Austria
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Klaus Toepfer
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Executive Director
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Kenya
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International Labor Organization (ILO)
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Juan Somavia
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Director General
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Switzerland
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International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Peter L. Woicke
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Executive Vice President
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USA
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Mark Malloch Brown
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Administrator
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USA
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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Louise Arbour
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High Commissioner
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Switzerland
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Selected government officials
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Brazil
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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President
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Brazil
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Celso Amorim
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Dominican Republic
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Leonel Fernandez
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President-elect
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Sweden
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Leif Pagrotsky
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Minister of Industry and Trade
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European Union
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Odile Quintin
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Director General, Corporate Social Responsibility Division of DG Employment & Social Affairs
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United Kingdom
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Stephen Timms
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Minister for Energy, e-Commerce and Postal Services
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Switzerland
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Micheline Calmy-Rey
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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