• Provide a platform for the promotion and defence of ethical approaches to business enterprise and corporate governance;
  
• Facilitate global dialogue and foster cooperation among the private sector, the academic world, government agencies, international organisations, the media, spiritual as well as secular communities and all other stakeholders with the end in view of fostering decency, maximising human values and building wider public trust in business;
  
• Recruit the broadest possible support for trends, initiatives and projects that would encourage or enhance ethical and/or spiritual motivations, practices, norms and goals in the business world.
  
• Assume responsibility for continuing the International Business & Leadership Symposium on “World Youth Forum for Ethics in Business”.
  
  

Activities

• regularly convene the “World Youth Forum for Ethics in Business: international business and leadership symposium” as well as other pertinent public forums and conferences ;
  
• organise meetings, trainings and workshops, including leadership seminars and summits, for the benefit of relevant stakeholders, especially for young people ;
  
• undertake projects to raise awareness on the critical link between business and spirituality as well as human values ;
  
• give public recognition and award prizes to outstanding individuals and companies for their exemplary work and service ;
  
• raise funds and build resources in support of the mission and objectives of the foundation.
  
• Cooperate and work closely with the International Association for Human Values to realize common aims and objectives
  

• Franchise and/or expand the conference to other regions and countries;
  
• Develop Ethical Leadership & Governance Programmes for the private sector;
  
• Create a platform for sharing best practices and innovations in business ethics.
  

Founders

Mr. Nirj Deva, Member of the European Parliament

Mr. Jules Goudsmit, CEO Acropoles SA

Mr. Ram Lakhina, Founder and Executive President of The Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade (NICCT)

Ms. Erika Mann, Former Member of the European Parliament

Mr. Sanjay Pradhan, Vice-President the World Bank

Mr. Madhu Rao, CEO Shangri-La Hotels

H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Founder International Association for Human Values

Partnering organisations are the International Association for Human Values, the World Bank Institute and Earth Charter International