What do People Say about The B.A.W.B. Global Forum?
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The B.A.W.B. Global Forum is an epicenter of innovation. Its focus on turning global and social issues into bona-fide business opportunities is a perfect way to bring executives, young leaders and visionary scholarstogether. -- Patrick Cescau, Chairman Unilever and Honorary Co-chair of the first Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit |
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When we adopted the sustainability lens at Fairmount Minerals we totally underestimated how it would ignite innovation and turnon an entire workforce. It’s opened up new markets, touched a deep chord with partners and communities, and has been central in our remarkable growth and core people, planet and prosperity objectives. ‐‐ Jennifer Deckard, CFO Fairmount Minerals and Chamber of Commerce #1 Corporate Citizen 2007 |
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I believe we can accomplish great and profitable things within a new conceptual framework—one that values our legacy, honors diversity, and feeds ecosystems and societies . . . It is time for designs that are creative, abundant, prosperous, and intelligent from the start. ‐‐ William McDonough, Architect and Former Dean, University of Virginia School of Architecture and Design |
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Sustainability is the business opportunity of the 21st century. It is an innovation engine unlike anything we have ever seen in management—and it’s a lens which will dominate the management agenda for the next generation of thirty or more years. Even more important, the outcomes will define the next episode in creative capitalism and, ultimately, will determine the well‐being of our imperiled planet. ‐‐ David Cooperrider, Chair, the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value |
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Ours is the generation that can eradicate extreme poverty, turn the tide against climate change, and head off the thoughtless extinction of other species. ‐‐ Jeffrey Sachs, Economist and Chair Earth Institute, Columbia University |
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We believe having designers in the mix is key to success in multidisciplinary collaboration and critical to uncovering unexplord areas of innovation. Designers provide a methodology that all parties can embrace and a design environment conducive to innovation. In our experience, design thinking is the glue that holds these kinds of communities together and makes them successful. ‐‐ David Kelley, Founder and Chair of IDEO and the Stanford Design School |
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The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a UN, AACSB, EFMD, Net Impact, Aspen Institute, EABIS, GRLI (and many others) backed global initiative developed to promote corporate responsibility and sustainability in business education, has now been endorsed by more than 100 business schools and universities from around the world. PRME was initiated at the first Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit. Now it’s the time for a great curriculum renaissance. ‐‐ Manuel Escudero, Head of Academic Initiatives UN Global Compact and PRME |
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