Business For Peace Foundation

A Collaboration in Support of Ethical Business.

The City of Oslo and the foundation are working together with the goal of recognizing outstanding achievements in business ethics through the Oslo Business for Peace Award. Our effort has been strengthened by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), which will help us search the world for inspiring practitioners of ethical business.

The aim of the global nomination process is to accelerate the development of ethical business practices through increasing awareness of the strengths of the ethical business case. The vision is to inspire and encourage business people to help foster peace and stability to the benefit of humanity. The relationship between business and peace is interdependent and self-reinforcing, but is often overlooked by both politicians and business people - ethical business practice is the important link in this relationship.

This year’s Summit on Peace Through Trade will take place on October 18, in connection with the commencement of Oslo Innovation Week. At the conclusion of the Summit, this year’s recipients of the Oslo Business for Peace Award will be honored at a formal event in the CIty Hall of Oslo.

There are many examples that demonstrate why we need a strengthening of business ethics. It is, however, our goal to bring attention to the many who are showing the way, through enlightened approaches to doing business that are beneficial to both their companies and the societies in which they are active.

We invite you to join us in Oslo for this year’s Summit on Peace through Trade, at the Oslo City Hall on Monday October 18, 2010.

Per L. Saxegaard

Business For Peace Foundation