American Lori Blaker Wins International 2018 Oslo Business for Peace Award
OSLO, Norway, May 14, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Lori Blaker, president and CEO of TTi Global, is one of the winners of the 2018 Oslo Business for Peace Award, Business for Peace announced today.
The other winners are Edgar Montenegro, founder and CEO of Corpocampo, and Martin Naughton, founder of Glen Dimplex Group. All three individuals have made exceptional contributions to peacebuilding through business, including creating economic opportunities in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Putumayo Jungle in Colombia and both sides of the Irish border.
The Oslo Business for Peace Award is given out annually to exemplary business leaders who apply their business energy ethically and responsibly, creating economic and societal value. The 2018 winners were selected by an independent committee of Nobel Laureates and join the ranks of past award recipients including Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Paul Polman (Unilever), Jennifer Riria (Kenya Women Holding), Dureen Shahnaz (Impact Investment Exchange) and Elon Musk (Tesla).
The Business for Peace Summit, 2018 Businessworthy Award Ceremony will be live-streamed. This event is May 16 at 5 p.m. CET. https://livestream.com/accounts/9417918/events/8196123/player?width=640&height=360&enableInfoAndActivity=true&defaultDrawer=&autoPlay=true&mute=false
Lori Blaker (United States) champions inclusion and gender equality as core values at TTi Global, a staffing, recruiting and consulting firm operating on five continents with over 2,000 employees. Blaker is recognized for her business performance not only in the United States but in developing economies such as India and Afghanistan. In 2016, Blaker opened a retail automotive service center and training center in Kabul, creating much-needed job opportunities in a challenging environment. Notably, the facility employs both men and women. Blaker developed a special training program for local women to learn management skills in an industry they would traditionally be barred from, which is just one example of her commitment to making positive change through business.
“Businesses can be crucial in identifying issues and challenges in their communities both socially and economically,” said Blaker. “It’s important, especially in today’s political climate, that we use this knowledge to drive change and growth in our world. To me, this recognition is a validation of the effort and conviction that TTi Global has indeed been on the right path.”
The selection process
Winners are selected annually by an independent committee of Nobel Prize winners in peace and in economics after a global nomination process through the International Chamber of Commerce, United Nations Global Compact, United Nations Development Programme, and Principles for Responsible Investment. The award committee consists of Ouided Bouchamaoui (Tunisia), Shirin Ebadi (Iran), Leymah Gbowee (Liberia), Finn Kydland (Norway) and Eric Maskin (USA). The committee evaluated the nominees on the criteria of being a role model to society and their peers, having earned trust by stakeholders and standing out as an advocate.
Upcoming award ceremony
The three winners will receive the award in a ceremony at Oslo City Hall on May 16, as part of the annual Business for Peace Summit. The theme for this year’s summit is Building Trust: Accelerating Climate Leadership. Chef and business leader Jamie Oliver as well as Christiana Figueres, one of the key architects of the Paris Agreement and former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, have been announced as speakers for the summit.
Lori Blaker will also participate in a roundtable panel Building Trust that will be live-streamed at 11:20 a.m. CET. Link found here: https://livestream.com/accounts/9417918/events/8196113/player?width=640&height=360&enableInfoAndActivity=true&defaultDrawer=&autoPlay=true&mute=false
Professional photos will be uploaded to this media Dropbox daily: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xnw7fbzlfijqkrx/AAAlY-d3AaetzhqVe45EwgSja?dl=0
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Video to come
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ABOUT BUSINESS FOR PEACE
Business for Peace is an international foundation based in Oslo that aims to support, inspire and recognise global business leaders who are positively changing the face of business. At the centre of the foundation’s activities is the annual Oslo Business for Peace Award, conferred to exceptional individuals who exemplify the foundation’s concept of being businessworthy: ethically and responsibly creating value both for both business and society. An independent award committee, consisting of Nobel Laureates in peace and economics, selects the award honourees each year. The foundation also hosts an annual summit bringing together business leaders, investors, leaders of NGOs, politicians, academics and civil society from all over the world to discuss the practical actions needed in order to make substantial and sustainable business contributions to society.
Source: TTi Global