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Vinnerene av Oslo Business for Peace Award 2016 er annonsert

Friday, 22 April 2016 11:29

FN-topp offentliggjør vinnere av internasjonal prestisjepris i Oslo Årets Business for Peace Award tildeles Sarah Beydoun fra Libanon, Dr. Jennifer Nkuene Riria fra Kenya og nordmannen Tore Lærdal. Helen Clark, sjefen for FNs utviklingsprogram UNDP, står for annonseringen av årets Business for Peace-vinnere i Oslo Rådhus. “De tre prisvinnerne er eksepsjonelle rollemodeller som viser hvordan etisk og ansvarlig forretningspraksis kan skape verdier for både bedriften og fellesskapet”, sier Helen Clark. “Jeg er også i Norge for å markere den internasjonale kvinnedagen, og det er derfor ekstra inspirerende at to av […]

Announcement of the 2016 Oslo Business for Peace Award Honourees

Friday, 22 April 2016 11:30

UNDP’s Helen Clark promotes female business leaders driving societal change. Sarah Beydoun of Lebanon and Jennifer Nkuene Riria of Kenya join Tore Lærdal of Norway as the 2016 Business for Peace Honourees His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon to attend Award Ceremony

Ouided Bouchamaoui joins Award Committee

Friday, 29 January 2016 13:52

It is our pleasure to announce that Ouided Bouchamaoui has joined the Business for Peace Award Committee. Ms. Bouchamaoui is the President of The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA). In this role, Ms. Bouchamaoui has been working tirelessly to help Tunisia pull through its challenges by pushing for national reconciliation, protecting both enterprises and employment policy, and assisting the urgent need to restore security. For this work, Ms. Bouchamaoui was made a Business for Peace Honouree in 2014. In addition, UTICA is one of the four organisations […]

Thank you for a fantastic Oslo Business for Peace Summit!

Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:38

The Oslo Business for Peace Summit 2016 has been a fantastic experience! We would like to thank you all for contributing in making the tenth Oslo Business for Peace Summit the best event ever. Warm congratulations to our three Honourees, Sarah Beydoun, Dr Jennifer Riria and Tore Lærdal – we are very proud to have you as part of the Business for Peace family. A very big thank you to our Honourees, partners, sponsors, speakers, moderators, and our fantastic team of volunteers. You all helped us make this an unforgettable […]

2016 Oslo Business for Peace Award Nominations are now Closed

Tuesday, 05 January 2016 09:42

Nominations for the 2016 Oslo Business for Peace Award are now closed. We would like to extend our thanks to all of those who nominated and to our partner organisations the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Development Program and the International Chamber of Commerce. The Award Committee will meet in London in late-January, with winners announced shortly thereafter. The Award Ceremony will be held on May 3rd at Oslo City Hall, Norway. This event is free and open to the public by registration, the link for which will […]