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Herman Mulder |
We should not walk alone! - Herman Mulder |
January 15 2010 |
| The 2007-2009 financial crisis was a perfect "black swan" event: unexpected, a rarity, with broad and deep impacts; and, with the benefit of hindsight, it was also retrospectively rationalised by many "experts". We got it all "sensationally" wrong: bankers (like myself)... |
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Teresa Fogelberg |
Looking back at Copenhagen - Teresa Fogelberg |
January 05 2010 |
| I arrived in Copenhagen in the middle of the COP15 period. I had two specific assignments: first, the launch of a study by the Global Reporting Initiative and ACCA on climate change accounting and reporting by large enterprises, in particular from the new emerging market economies. And secondly, to ... |
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Jannet Vaessen |
Tipping points - Jannet Vaessen |
December 23 2009 |
| Last week, on Monday, I was involved in the organisation of a talkshow in Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam. I had two roles at the same time: director of WOMEN Inc., and Worldconnector. These two roles literally came together: the current theme I have been working on with the Worldconnectors is Gender ... |
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Awraham Soetendorp |
Copenhagen. It is all about trust - Awraham Soetendorp |
December 18 2009 |
| Twenty years ago in the summer of 1989 circumstances brought me to Sicily where a scientific conference was held about nuclear energy to be used for early warning systems in case of earth quakes. At the end of the conference pandemonium broke out when a resolution was put forward to take action agai... |
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Rob Visser |
Time for the future - Rob Visser |
December 14 2009 |
| Next Thursday, December 17, one of the final debates of the Millennium Battle will be held in Utrecht. Young people have worked on international development cases. They have made a radio show for refugee camps, written an investment advice for FMO in Colombia, etc. Thursday, they will focus on the r... |
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Karen van Oudenhoven - van der Zee |
Use diversity to its full potential - Karen van Oudenhoven |
December 03 2009 |
| A few months ago, I joined the Worldconnectors by participating in the working group Gender & Diversity, a subject dear to my heart. Even though efforts are being made, there are still many obstacles to overcome on this theme. The Dutch government for example, has set a goal to raise the number ... |
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Jan Berteling |
No Africa for me - Jan Berteling |
November 26 2009 |
| Last Monday, I attended our plenary Round Table meeting in The Hague. I did so with mixed feelings. I had planned to be in Africa, but the organisation that should have sent me there, suffers from the financial crisis, so that trip was cancelled. Instead, I could make it to the Worldconnectors meeti... |
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Herman Wijffels |
No sustainable economy without compassion - Herman Wijffels |
November 24 2009 |
| This week I attended the launch of the Charter for Compassion, an initiative I strongly support. Compassion is the common denominator in all world religions, and I am convinced that it should be the foundation for a harmonious society on a global scale. We have entered a phase in which it is vital t... |
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