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How business can counteract conflict
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How business can counteract conflict

During conflict businesses face new challenges and must make difficult decisions to adapt to more challenging circumstances.

Annika Erickson-Pearson, Community Manager, and Siniša Milatović, Business and Human rights Specialist at UNDP discuss helping businesses act as a force for good in conflict-affected areas and share their insights from two years of collective learning and collective action by the business and Conflict Community of Practice as they convene alongside the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights. 

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Richard Samans joins the Geneva Graduate Institute as a Senior Fellow
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Richard Samans joins the Geneva Graduate Institute as a Senior Fellow

The Geneva Graduate Institute and Center for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) is delighted to be joined this year by Richard Samans, a leading author and international authority on the fundamental reform of economic policy, corporate governance and the academic discipline of economics to support a more inclusive and environmentally sustainable future. 

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Trade for Stability: Leveraging Private Sector Innovation
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Trade for Stability: Leveraging Private Sector Innovation

The International Trade Centre (ITC) hosted a panel at the WTO Public Forum 2024, to explore how businesses can support refugee integration through the labour markets. Read TASC’s Executive Director, Kitrhona Cerri insights on creating sustainable pathways through digital employment and the emerging Business Community of Practice co-hosted by the TASC Platform and ITC.

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Minimizing the negative effects of technological unemployment in the age of AI:A realist view
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Minimizing the negative effects of technological unemployment in the age of AI:A realist view

Janine Berg from the International Labour Organization (ILO) presents a realist view on AI and technological unemployment, acknowledging both risks and rewards. While AI may not eliminate most jobs, vulnerable workers, particularly women, face significant risks. Effective policies like reskilling, redeployment, and social protections are essential to minimize negative impacts.

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Reshaping Trade for an Inclusive Future: Labour in Green & Digital Supply Chains
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Reshaping Trade for an Inclusive Future: Labour in Green & Digital Supply Chains

The TASC Platform and the World Economic Forum Inclusive Trade team hosted a roundtable on labour in the green and digital transitions. Key discussions centered on the Trade and Labour Nexus in Kenya and Indonesia, exploring strategies to protect workers and reshape supply chains transitions, during the Geneva Trade Week 2024, hosted in the margins of the WTO Public Forum 2024.

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Bridging-Changes: Teaching Leadership in Practice
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Bridging-Changes: Teaching Leadership in Practice

In June 2024, Bridging-Changes Foundation's Leadership Academy brought together 12 participants from Myanmar for a transformative leadership training in Bangkok. The program fostered trust, introspection, and personal growth, equipping participants with leadership skills vital for navigating Myanmar’s challenges. By Claudine Haenni, Managing Director, Bridging-Changes Foundation.

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Insights from the 100-day AI Futures challenge
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Insights from the 100-day AI Futures challenge

The 100-day AI Futures Challenge, launched by Source Transitions at the AI for Good Summit in May 2024, focused on transforming visionary concepts into actionable steps. Two scenarios emerged from the challenge, centered on lifelong learning and local food networks, ready for further development

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Women Leading Well: A celebration of collective power and transformation
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Women Leading Well: A celebration of collective power and transformation

Melissa Pitotti, CEO, Facilitating the Future, celebrates the work of the humanitarian women’s leadership peer community. Sharing about key events like the "International Women's Day" and the upcoming "System Changer Sleepover" foster collaboration, well-being, and transformation, empowering women to lead with purpose and reshape the systems in which they work.

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Introducing The Business & Conflict Community of Practice
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Introducing The Business & Conflict Community of Practice

Since August 2024, the TASC Platform, alongside the Geneva Trade Platform, is now co-hosting the Business & Conflict Community of Practice, which began in 2022. This global network connects over 200 professionals, fostering responsible business practices in conflict-affected environments. The Business & Conflict Community of Practice is managed by Annika Erickson-Pearson, facilitating regular exchanges and relationship-building.

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Embracing Social Justice in Multilateralism
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Embracing Social Justice in Multilateralism

Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the Geneva Graduate Institute, reflects on the launch of the Global Coalition for Social Justice at the International Labour Conference. With inspiring speeches from President Lula of Brazil and President Paudel of Nepal, discover how the event emphasized the critical need for multilateral collaboration.

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Digital Services Pathway: The ITC-TASC Business Initiative for Refugee Integration
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Digital Services Pathway: The ITC-TASC Business Initiative for Refugee Integration

Join our Digital Services Pathway initiative, a collaboration between the International Trade Centre (ITC) and TASC Platform, aimed at harnessing the power of private sector innovation for refugee integration.

Are you part of a forward-thinking business that has leveraged refugee talent in digital services? Your experience could light the way for others, fostering a global network of inclusion and opportunity. Share your success and inspire a movement towards a more diverse and resilient digital economy.

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