China’s global role – the Diaspora Malacca, Malaysia – World Chinese Economic Summit Steve Howard delivered an address regarding China’s economy and the Chinese diaspora’s rapidly emerging global role, at the 8th Summit meeting, involving more than 500 business figures of Chinese background from many nations. Listen to the audio here:
Concept paper – the Party and the World Dialogue 2016 Foundation Secretary, General Steve Howard will attend and address a Dialogue on Global Economic Governance, entitled the Party and the World Dialogue 2016, to be held in Chongqing China from 13-15 October. – – – – – – – – – – In an era …
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‘Co-operative Globalisation’: Conversations with two of Australia’s finest Members and guests recently enjoyed discussions in Melbourne and in Sydney with two of the most influential Australians on the international stage, addressing the Foundation’s continuing theme: Getting a Grip on a Nation and a World in Flux. The two gatherings followed recent calls from our membership …
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Institutional investor interview with Pascal Lamy Q: your involvement with trade policy goes back to the 1990s, which seems like a golden age now. What happened to shift attitudes? A: let’s distinguish between reality and perception. What reality tells us is that trade is more open today than yesterday. Even measuring by trading volume, which …
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The Global Foundation calls for new era of ‘Cooperative Globalisation’ Getting a grip on a nation and a world in flux The Global Foundation has called for a new era of ‘co-operative’, as distinct from ‘laissez-faire’, globalisation’. We held two consultative discussions with nearly 40 of our members, in Sydney and Melbourne in July, at …
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Why The Global Foundation? Why Rome? We are a trusted global platform, with unique convening power We are cross-sectional – ie we bring, to the one table, people from all walks of life The power of the Vatican and other faiths on global issues, yet lack of connecting platforms Continuation of our rolling Ethical and …
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Business Leaders Move to Strengthen Vatican Ties Corporate executives seek common ground with Catholic Church on the ethics of global capitalism By Francis X. Rocca – Published in the Wall Steet Journal ROME—Global business leaders sought common ground with the Vatican on a range of ethical issues at a conference that ended here Monday, the …
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Background to the Rome round table meeting Steve Howard, Roundtable convenor, Secretary General of The Global Foundation When The Global Foundation and its partners decided to build upon the conclusions of our roundtable discussions on global economic governance, held in Rome in December 2014, we had hopes but concerns about how the year ahead would …
Fighting Forced Labour – A Rallying Call from the Consumer Goods Industry The Board of The Consumer Goods Forum calls for an ambitious action plan and need for global collaboration PARIS, 14th January 2016 ‐‐ The Board of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) today announced an ambitious, new resolution to fight forced labour issues throughout …
Cardinal Parolin: Pope Is Calling All to Put Powers of Human Mind at Service of Common Good “In times of crisis and economic hardship a spirit of global solidarity must not be lost” ZENIT -‐ HSM The Pope is inviting the rich and the poor, the powerful and simple, to put the creative power of …
Vatican commits to slavery – proofing its own supply chains The Vatican says it will ensure that its supply chains don\’t use forced labor after a forum of some of the world\’s biggest supermarket chains and food manufacturers announced new efforts to slave-proof their own supply chains. Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican\’s top finance official, …
I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay my respects to their elders, past and present, and to elders from other communities who may be with us today.
Key aide insists Pope Francis isn’t anti-business Inés San Martín – January 18, 2016 VATICAN CORRESPONDENT ROME — In some quarters, there’s a perception that under history’s first pope from the global south, the Catholic Church has become increasingly hostile to capitalism in favor of more socialist-style economic arrangements. Yet in a recent speech to …
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A career highlight on the world stage! And, why men matter when it comes to what women want! Anne Fulwood | Fulworks.com.au July 15, 2016 I spend a lot of time in discussions with women – to consider what we want and how we’re going to get it. Never have I had a greater …
Building an economy that works for the common good by Most Reverend Dr Philip Freier, Archbishop of Melbourne and Chairman of the Advisory Council – The Age 14/01/2016 The Global Foundation meets in Rome this week to help advise countries how to build a brighter future. Commentators have endowed the economy with a will and …
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