Business
Day Speeches
Power of partnerships
JOHANNESBURG, 4 September 2002 - Lastly we should like to thank all of
you as governments for reaching agreement on an implementation plan. We
in business are committed to working to make it happen, to deliver sustainable
development, together with you as governments and with other Major Groups,
said BASD Chair, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart in his closing address at the Johannesburg
World Summit.
Kofi Annan addresses business community
JOHANNESURG, 1 September 2002 – Private sector part of the solution, says
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his Business Day address
at the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Prime Minister Chrétìen addresses BASD event
JOHANNESURG, 1 September 2002 – I am please that my first formal event
at the Summit is to address BASD, an organization whose very essence is
partnership, Canadian Prime Minister Chrétien said in his Business
Day address.
EU President Rasmussen speaks at Business Day
JOHANNESURG, 1 September 2002 – Economic growth is the key to both eradication of poverty and to a better environment, EU President Rasmussen urged in his Business Day speech at the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
BASD Vice-Chair Brings Business Day to a Close
JOHANNESURG, 1 September 2002 – Business needs to actively work towards
commitments in support of a sustainable legacy out of the WSSD - the most
enduring of which will be the realization of NEPAD as a true Sustainable
Development partnership, said Reuel Khoza in his closing remarks to Business
Day.
Business Pledge for
Action
JOHANNESURG, 1 September 2002 – Summing up Business Day, Lord Holme of
Cheltenham, BASD Vice-Chair called upon the world business community to
make its commitment to sustainable development clear.
Business needs rules
to cooperate
JOHANNESBURG, 29 August 2002 - In a speech from the plenary floor at the
UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, BASD Chairman
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart said that in order to maximize its contribution
to sustainable development business needs regulation of markets and strong
local governance.
Johannesburg follows
in the footsteps of Rio and Stockholm
25 June 2002 - Ten years after the Rio Earth Summit, President Cardoso
of Brazil passes torch to South African President Thabo Mbeki in ceremony
to honour upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Business
addresses World Food Summit in Rome
13 June 2002 - Kristen Sukalac, International Fertilizer Industry Association, expressed business & industry's willingness to engage in partnerships to work towards the eradication of world hunger.
Business ready to take action on Summit goals
6 June 2002 - BASD Chair, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, stresses business commitment to partnerships and delivery of sustainable development goals in statement at Summit preparatory meeting in Bali.
Business leader speaks on Summit outcomes in Bali
29 May 2002 - Business is committed to turning the path to the Summit into a roadmap for sustainable development in the future says Reuel Khoza, ESKOM Chairman.
Business proposes
partnerships for action
27 May 2002 – BASD Vice-Chairman, Lord Holme, addresses the opening session
of World Summit on Sustainable Development preparatory meeting in Bali.
Globalisation in
the 21st Century
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman, Business Action for Sustainable Development
on delivering the energy needed for development, and the governance structures
to support sustainable development, 13 March 2002 (HTML/
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Business regulation should not stifle enterprise, BASD chief says
26 February 2002 - Business regulation should be used to encourage best practice, not to punish and penalize, Lord Holme insisted in a speech about corporate accountability.
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How to achieve,
and sustain, development in the 21st Century
Speech by Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General at London School of Economics and Political Science, 25 February 2002 (HTML/ 60 kb/ 33 kb)
Harness the force of globalisation, closing message to the UN Speech by Reuel Khoza, BASD vice-chairman at PrepCom II, New York, USA, 31 January 2002
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Mining
Industry Looks to Retool for Sustainable Development
Speech by Jay Hair, Secretary General, ICMM, at PrepCom II, New York,
USA, 30 January 2002 (Speech courtesy of IISD)
Introduction to the WSSD
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
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Speech by Mark Moody-Stuart at PrepCom II, New York, USA, 29 January 2002
Strategies for Sustainable
and Equitable Management of Water Resources
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Speech by Anne Weir (Unilever) at the International Freshwater Conference
in Bonn, Germany, 3-7 December 2001
Equitable Access
and Sustainable Supply of Water for the Poor
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Speech by Alain Mathys (Odeon) at the International Freshwater Conference
in Bonn, Germany, 3-7 December 2001
COP7 - Marrakech, Morocco
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Richard Sykes during the High Level Ministerial Plenary Session on behalf
the WBCSD, 8 November 2001
Regional Preparatory
Conference for Africa (HTML)
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart during the Opening Ministrial Session, Nairobi,
October 17, 2001
South African Chamber
of Business (SACOB) Annual Meeting (HTML)
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, BASD Chairman, Johannesburg, 15 October 2001
Europe and North America Regional Ministerial Meeting for the
World Summit on Sustainable Development
International Sustainability
Symposium (HTML)
Lord Holme of Cheltenham, BASD steering committee member, Sustainability
Forum, Zurich, 25 September 2001
IMBIZO Business Conference
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Lord Holme of Cheltenham, BASD steering committee member, South Africa,
5 May 2001
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