World Social Forum January at the same time as its "great capitalist rival", the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. This date is consciously picked to promote alternative answers to world economic problems in opposition to the World Economic Forum. This Charter was approved and adopted in São Paulo, Brazil on April 9, 2001, by the organizations that make up the World Social Forum Organizing Committee, and approved with modifications by the World Social Forum International Council on June 10, 2001. 1) The World Social Forum is an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals,
International Business Leaders Forum power of partnership for development. IBLF was founded in 1990 by HRH The Prince of Wales, Robert Davies, and a group of chief executives of international companies in response to the emerging challenges of economic growth and change in the global economy. IBLF worked with multinational companies including Coca Cola Enterprises, Shell, Accenture, and Diageo. The IBLF ceased to operate in October 2013. International Business Leaders Forum The International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) was an independent, nonprofit global members' organisation of multinational companies that worked with business, government and civil society, focusing on sustainability, growth, and leadership issues. John Brock,