The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Business for Peace Foundation are pleased to announce today the three winners of the 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Business for Peace Foundation are pleased to announce today the three winners of the 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award .
This year’s honourees are Marc Benioff, Founder, Chair and CEO of Salesforce, James Mwangi, Chairman and CEO of Equity Group Holdings and Felicitas “Joji” Bautista Pantoja, Co-Founder and CEO of Coffee for Peace.
The Oslo Business for Peace Award is awarded annually to business leaders for their outstanding businessworthy accomplishments and to recognise efforts to foster peace and stability in the business community. Commenting on the announcement, Secretary–General of the International Chamber of Commerce John W.H Denton AO said: “ On behalf of the ICC we congratulate the worthy honourees who have dedicated their careers to transforming t heir businesses, industries and communities through positive change to meet the challenges of tomorrow. ICC is proud to be a partner of the Business for Peace Foundation and pla y a role in the nomination process . ” The 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award winners were selected by an independent Award Committee of Nobel Laureates in Peace and Economics, following a global nomination process assisted by ICC, Principles for Responsible Investment, United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Global Compact. Past winners include Paul Polman (Unilever), Ouided Bouchamaoui (Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts), Richard Branson (Virgin Group) and Durreen Shahna (Impact Investment Exchange). The 2020 award winners are:
Marc Beniof (United States) Marc Benioff MrBenioff built Salesforce on the idea that business can be the greatest platform for change, integrating social responsibility into the company culture. On day one he established the 1-1-1 mode of philanthropy, whereby a company contributes one percent of profits, equity and employee hours back to the communities it serves.
Mr Benioff is an outspoken advocate for business leaders, supporting causes such as LGBT rights, education inclusion, wealth reallocation and alleviating homelessness.
Today, Salesforce has 35,000 employees and more than 150,000 customers worldwide.
Mr Benioff is recognised for leading a revolution in the tech sector to create a more equal, fair and sustainable way of doing business.
James Mwangi (Kenya) Dr James Mwangi Mr Mwangi is recognised for his work to democratise financial access in Kenya, providing 96% of the unbanked population […]