Forum to convene leaders, new partnerships across Latin America, as US calls for inclusive growth
来源：World Economic Forum;发表于:2022-02-08;人气指数:461
Forum to convene leaders, new partnerships
across Latin America, as US calls for inclusive growth
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/forum-to-convene-leaders-new-partnerships-across-latin-america-amid-us-calls-for-inclusive-growth/
US Vice-President
Kamala Harris launched the US Administration’s Call to Action asking the private
sector to enhance investments in parts of Latin America.
Image: REUTERS/Kevin
Lamarque
27 May 2021
Amanda Russo
Head of Media
Content, World Economic Forum
*Forum Founder and
Executive Chairman spoke alongside the US Vice-President, leaders from business
and civil society.
*US Administration
urged long-term inclusive development to improve economic opportunities.
*Forum to support the
Administration’s Call to Action by convening civil society, business,
government and development institution representatives to facilitate new
partnerships.
World Economic Forum
Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab on Thursday spoke alongside the
Vice-President of the United States, executives from leading multinational
companies and representatives from civil society. They discussed how to promote
inclusive and sustainable economic development and improved opportunities for
nationals from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, referred to as the Northern
Triangle countries of Central America.
The talks came as US
Vice-President Kamala Harris launched the Administration’s Call to Action,
asking the private sector to enhance investments in parts of the region. The
initiative urges business and social enterprises to promote inclusive economic
growth opportunities and improve livelihoods as a way to address the root
causes of migration and promote the long-term development of the region.
“I believe that the
businesses -- in particular, our private business sector -- have a very
significant role to play, as we all know, in creating jobs, in promoting
economic opportunity, and in long-term development," Harris said.
She emphasized robust public-private cooperation as key to achieving meaningful
outcomes, recognizing the Forum as a global leader in this area.
Vice-President Kamala
Harris speaks with Forum Executive Chairman Schwab and business leaders on 27
May 2021.
Image: The White
House
“The Forum has been
actively engaged in Latin America for decades, developing and supporting the
implementation of a strategic agenda to address the region’s most pressing
challenges and ensuring a robust participation of leaders,” said Schwab.
“In response to this
Call to Action, the World Economic Forum will convene a network of committed
actors over time. The principles of Stakeholder Capitalism provide a
fundamental guide for these actors on the role that long-term, sustainable
investment can play in ensuring the economy works for people, progress and the
planet," he added.
Schwab also said that
the Forum will bring together members of civil society, business, governments,
and development institutions to facilitate collaboration.
He emphasized how
inclusive and sustainable growth are core tenants of the Forum’s stakeholder
capitalism concept – a way of doing business that makes the global economy
work for people, progress and the planet. It states corporations should work
with civil society and governments to tackle global challenges and take a
long-term view. Many businesses have adopted its principles and are seeing
added value.
In addition to the
Forum, 11 other companies and organizations committed to support inclusive
economic development in the Northern Triangle, including Accion, Bancolombia,
Chobani, Davivienda, Duolingo, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,
Mastercard, Microsoft, Nespresso, Pro Mujer and the Tent Partnership for
Refugees.