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==Background==
 
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The '''International Business Leaders Forum''' describes itself as 'an independent, not-for-profit organisation currently supported by over 100 of the world’s leading businesses'. The organisation was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales and advertises that it has worked in over 90 countries since it was established in 1990.  
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The '''International Business Leaders Forum''' (IBLF) describes itself as 'an independent, not-for-profit organisation currently supported by over 100 of the world’s leading businesses'. The organisation was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales and advertises that it has worked in over 90 countries since it was established in 1990.
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The IBLF states that its 'vision is a world in which companies address social development issues as part of their core business operations, and where economic and social development is achieved more effectively and sustainably because of the full participation of business'<ref>International Business Leaders Forum [http://www.iblf.org/what_we_do.jsp What We Do] Accessed 24th July 2009</ref>.
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They claim to work towards these goals through 3 key areas of Social Development, Economic Development and Environmental Development and state the 'goal of putting business at the heart of sustainable development'.
  
 
==People==
 
==People==

Revision as of 10:39, 24 July 2009

Background

The International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) describes itself as 'an independent, not-for-profit organisation currently supported by over 100 of the world’s leading businesses'. The organisation was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales and advertises that it has worked in over 90 countries since it was established in 1990.

The IBLF states that its 'vision is a world in which companies address social development issues as part of their core business operations, and where economic and social development is achieved more effectively and sustainably because of the full participation of business'[1].

They claim to work towards these goals through 3 key areas of Social Development, Economic Development and Environmental Development and state the 'goal of putting business at the heart of sustainable development'.

People

Board of Trustees

Chairmen

In 2009 IBLF Chairmen were listed as[2]:

  • E Neville Isdell - IBLF Chairman (appointed in 2007). Isdell joined the Coca Cola company in 1966 and served a variety of high level positions over the years culminating in his becoming Chairman of the Board & CEO of the company in 2004. [3] [4]. In 2008 he ceased to be the CEO and also announced that he did not intend to stand for re-election as Chairman with effect of 2009. The New York Times reports that in 2007 he received a total package of $21.6 million from Coca Cola[5]. This included a $1.6 million salary and a performance bonus of $6.6 million. The remaining amount included $341,849 for aircraft usage, $80,116 for a car and driver, $117,065 for security, $48,169 for tax reimbursements, $213,375 for contributions to company thrift plans and $3,492 for life insurance premiums.
  • Mark Foster - Vice-Chairman. Foster also serves as a Chief Executive with Accenture (global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company) where he leads Accenture's involvement with the World Economic Forum[6]
  • Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel - Deputy Chairman of IBLF's Board of Trustees and Chairman for IBLF Middle East since 2006. Jameel also serves as President with the company of the similarily named Abdul Latif Jameel Company (ALJ). ALJ is a Saudi firm, described as the sole distributor for Toyota cars in the Middle East since 1955 and as the largest independent distributor for Toyota and Lexus in the world. It also has businesses in the financial services, hotels, consumer electronics, media and real estate sectors[7]

Mr Paul Walsh - Deputy Chairman and Chairman of IBLF Europe & Africa. Walsh also serves as Chief Executive for global drinks company Diageo[8]

Mr John Brock - Chairman of IBLF Americas. Brock also serves as Chief Executive with Coca-Cola Enterprises[9]

Sunil Bharti Mittal - listed as Chairman of IBLF in Asia in 2008 who is also Chairman & Group MD of India's cell-phone and food retail giant Bharti Enterprises. [10]

Principal Business Supporter Trustees

In 2009, IBLF Principle Business Supporter Trustees were listed as[11]:

Malcolm Brinded - Executive Director, Exploration & Production with Shell | John Connolly - Global Chairman with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Abdullah Saleh Kamel - President & CEO of Dallah Albaraka Group | Woong Yeul Lee - Chairman with Kolon Group

Advisory Trustees

Advisory Trustees for IBLF are listed in 2009 as[12]:

Alexsis de Raadt St James - Chairman of the Althea Foundation | Richard Edelman - President & CEO of Edelman Worldwide | Harry Fitzgibbons - CEO with Top Technology Ventures | Ed Fuller - President of Marriott International | Jyoti Munsiff Honorary Counsel - Former Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer for Shell | Stephen O'Brien - President of London First | Clive Strowger Honorary Treasurer | Malcolm Williamson - Chairman of National Australia Bank Europe.

Affiliations

Supporters & Partnerships

Principle Partners

Principal Partners are described as companies which 'receive an enhanced level of customised engagement and in turn play a higher profile role in the IBLF communications programme and have the opportunity to play a more direct role in organisational governance'. Board level representatives are invited from these companies to, amongst other things, guide IBLF strategy.[13].

In 2009, Principle Supporters/Partners are listed as[14]:

Beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) | Accenture | AIG | Abdul Latif Jameel Company | BP | Coca-Cola Company | Coca-Cola Enterprises | Dallah Albaraka | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Diageo | Kolon | KPMG | Oxford Analytica | Perot Systems | Shell | State Street | Volkswagon | YTL

Council Level Partners

Council Level Partners - Board level representatives from these companies are invited from these companies to join the IBLF community of senior business leaders (the IBLF Council) and to guide IBLF strategy[15]. In 2009 these companies were listed as[16]:

Abbott Laboratories | Anglo American | AstraZeneca | AT&T | BG | Cadbury | Chevron | COFRA | Edelman | ExxonMobil | Finartis | ICICI Bank | Interros | Johnson & Johnson | McKinsey & Company | Merril Lynch | Nestle | Nike | Pearson | Pentland | Pfizer | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Rio Tinto | SAB Miller | SAP | Standard Chartered | Starbucks | Siemens | Syngenta | Tetra Laval | Unilever | Weber Shandwick | WPP Group.

Programme Partners

Programme Partners are described as having 'Direct engagement in one or more specific activity, project, event, campaign or location', providing sponsorship and/or in-kind support[17]. In 2009 these companies are listed as[18]:

ABN Amro | Adidas | Allen & Overy | American Express | APCO Worldwide | Asics | Baker & McKenzie | BHP Billiton | Brown-Forman | Citi | City Inn | Credit Suisse | DLA Piper | EDS | Fairmont | Four Seasons | Fresherfields Bruckhaus Deringer | General Electric | Hilton | Host | Hyatt | IBM | Intercontinental Hotels Group | Jumeirah | Linklaters | Marriott | Microsoft | Morgan Stanley | Nokia | Orient Express | Preferred | Phillips | Puma | RBS | Rolls Royce | RusHydro | Scandic | Siemens | Six Senses | Starwood | TNT | TNK BP | UBS | Umbro | Uralsib | Visa | Wyndham

Notes

  1. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum What We Do Accessed 24th July 2009
  2. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Board of Trustees Accessed 22 nd July 2009
  3. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum History Accessed 22nd July 2009
  4. ↑ Coca Cola Company 2008 Annual Report 26th February 2009. Accessed 22nd July 2009
  5. ↑ The Associated Press Coke’s Chief Got $21.6 Million in 2007 New York Times. 4th March 2008. Accessed 22nd July 2009
  6. ↑ Accenture Executive Leadership:Mark Foster Accessed 22nd July 2009
  7. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum IBLF elects Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel to Middle East post 13th February 2006. Accessed 22nd July 2009
  8. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Board of Trustees Accessed 22nd July 2009
  9. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Board of Trustees Accessed 22 nd July 2009
  10. ↑ International Business Leadership Forum Board of Trustees, accessed 13 February 2008
  11. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Board of Trustees Accessed 22nd July 2009
  12. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Board of Trustees Accessed 22nd July 2009
  13. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Corporate Partnerships Accessed 22nd July 2009
  14. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Partners Accessed 22nd July 2009
  15. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Corporate Partnerships Accessed 22nd July 2009
  16. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Partners Accessed 22nd July 2009
  17. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Corporate Partnerships Accessed 22nd July 2009
  18. ↑ International Business Leaders Forum Partners Accessed 22nd July 2009
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