Non Governmental Organizations"'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights” —Dag Hammarskjold, 2nd United Nations Secretary-General


NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, & Global Concerns: Spirituality, Values and Business Working Group

The Spirituality, Values and Business working group is subcommittee of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, & Global Concerns. The working group was conceived by NGO representative and CSVGC committee member, Sharon Hamilton-Getz.

The NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns (CSVGC)

United Nations, New York

  • Chairperson: Audrey Kitagawa
  • Chairperson Emeritus: Diane Williams
  • Vice-Chairman: Sharon Hamilton-Getz

EVOLVING MISSION STATEMENT: “The NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns envisions a global culture of peace, solidarity, inclusiveness, shared responsibility, harmony, cooperation, goodwill and reverence for the sacredness of all life through active peaceful engagement.” (www.csvgc-ny.org)


SPIRITUALITY, VALUES AND BUSINESS: (Working group of the CSVGC-NY) "Our mission is to empower business leaders to lead with authenticity, integrity and service to others and to help integrate the values and principles stated in the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration of Human Right into the business community. We will seek to work together with the UN Global Compact Initiative to uphold and promulgate a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental practice."

Contact: Sharon Hamilton-Getz  ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

 


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