Tällberg Foundation
WEBSITE: http://www.tallbergfoundation.orgAddress: Blasieholmstorg 8
City: Stockholm
Postal/Zip Code: SE-111 48
Country: Sweden
Company: Tällberg Foundation
Email: info@tallbergfoundation.org
DESCRIPTION:
For nearly three decades, the Tällberg Foundation has been deepening our understanding of issues related to leadership and change in society and business. The Foundation’s main focus of activity is to gather leaders from around the world and from a variety of backgrounds for discussions and reflection. At a time when historic challenges face humanity, business-as-usual is not good enough. Tinkering at the margins of the existing industrial, fossil-fuel based economic system, with its 50-year old global governance system and nation-state political system just will not do. The world needs new, creative solutions rooted on our interconnectedness, systemic interdependence and a leadership of courage and integrity. Many such solutions are being pioneered by leaders everywhere and in all walks of life of our societies. However, old institutions, frameworks and structures are stifling this emergence. The need for new ideas and strategies to deal with our common challenges is greater than ever. The activities of the Tällberg Foundation are a contribution in this direction. Vision The vision of the Tällberg Foundation is an equitable and secure world for humankind and nature.
Mission
The mission of the Tällberg Foundation is to foresee global systems problems emerging out of imbalances between earth systems and the human endeavor to support economic growth, poverty eradication, energy provision and all peoples equity and security.
Strategy
The strategy of the Tällberg Foundation is to support leaders in their design of governance, policies and business strategy for a sustainable globalization.
Main activities
• Annual Forum at Tällberg, Sweden, last days of June every year
• Other workshops and seminars
• Projects
• Studies and research programs
• Leadership development initiatives
• Publishing
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Over the years, the Tällberg Foundation has through the events that it produces established itself as a globally recognized meeting convenor. Its main assets are:
Its unique international network of several thousands of decision-makers, thought-leaders and entrepreneurs from business and society from all sectors and countries;
Its institutional independence which gives it a unique convening power without ever having to pay speakers fees;
World-class competencies in process design and concept and program development; The commitment to systems thinking and wholeness in all its work;
A proven track-record of cost-effectiveness and professionalism.
Beyond the annual Forum, the foundation is developing and growing in many ways. It is increasingly involved in organizing smaller events in Sweden and around the world. In 2008, smaller conferences, workshops have taken place in Stockholm, London, Brussels, New York and Washington DC, and more are planned for 2009. Learning journeys have taken groups of leaders to Greenland.
A booklet, “Tällberg Provocation: Grasping the climate crisis”, is being published to coincide with the climate negotiation meeting in Poznan in December 2008. Joint project are being run with institutions such as Stockholm Environment Institute and the Youth Employment Systems (YES, Inc). All in all, the Tällberg Foundation is realizing its strategy of growth in influence and volume. It has thus far been the foundation’s policy not to make declarations or recommendations, even though it is increasingly asked to participate in the public debate with reflections, analyses and recommendations. The motto has been "with every new insight comes a new responsibility", and actions and results are therefore up to the participants.
Over the years, there have been numerous initiatives as a result of insights that Tällberg Forum participants have had. For instance, the ideas behind the Global Compact (a UN-led corporate social responsibility initiative) grew out of discussions in Tällberg in 1996. The Carbon Principles (new guidelines for institutional investors in the power generation industry) adopted by Wall Street investment firms in 2008 follow on the Tällberg Forum 2007. Corporate strategy in large global corporations has been reshaped, and influential articles and books have been written as a result of Tällberg conversations.
For nearly three decades, the Tällberg Foundation has been deepening our understanding of issues related to leadership and change in society and business. The Foundation’s main focus of activity is to gather leaders from around the world and from a variety of backgrounds for discussions and reflection. At a time when historic challenges face humanity, business-as-usual is not good enough. Tinkering at the margins of the existing industrial, fossil-fuel based economic system, with its 50-year old global governance system and nation-state political system just will not do. The world needs new, creative solutions rooted on our interconnectedness, systemic interdependence and a leadership of courage and integrity. Many such solutions are being pioneered by leaders everywhere and in all walks of life of our societies. However, old institutions, frameworks and structures are stifling this emergence. The need for new ideas and strategies to deal with our common challenges is greater than ever. The activities of the Tällberg Foundation are a contribution in this direction. Vision The vision of the Tällberg Foundation is an equitable and secure world for humankind and nature.
Mission
The mission of the Tällberg Foundation is to foresee global systems problems emerging out of imbalances between earth systems and the human endeavor to support economic growth, poverty eradication, energy provision and all peoples equity and security.
Strategy
The strategy of the Tällberg Foundation is to support leaders in their design of governance, policies and business strategy for a sustainable globalization.
Main activities
• Annual Forum at Tällberg, Sweden, last days of June every year
• Other workshops and seminars
• Projects
• Studies and research programs
• Leadership development initiatives
• Publishing
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Over the years, the Tällberg Foundation has through the events that it produces established itself as a globally recognized meeting convenor. Its main assets are:
Its unique international network of several thousands of decision-makers, thought-leaders and entrepreneurs from business and society from all sectors and countries;
Its institutional independence which gives it a unique convening power without ever having to pay speakers fees;
World-class competencies in process design and concept and program development; The commitment to systems thinking and wholeness in all its work;
A proven track-record of cost-effectiveness and professionalism.
Beyond the annual Forum, the foundation is developing and growing in many ways. It is increasingly involved in organizing smaller events in Sweden and around the world. In 2008, smaller conferences, workshops have taken place in Stockholm, London, Brussels, New York and Washington DC, and more are planned for 2009. Learning journeys have taken groups of leaders to Greenland.
A booklet, “Tällberg Provocation: Grasping the climate crisis”, is being published to coincide with the climate negotiation meeting in Poznan in December 2008. Joint project are being run with institutions such as Stockholm Environment Institute and the Youth Employment Systems (YES, Inc). All in all, the Tällberg Foundation is realizing its strategy of growth in influence and volume. It has thus far been the foundation’s policy not to make declarations or recommendations, even though it is increasingly asked to participate in the public debate with reflections, analyses and recommendations. The motto has been "with every new insight comes a new responsibility", and actions and results are therefore up to the participants.
Over the years, there have been numerous initiatives as a result of insights that Tällberg Forum participants have had. For instance, the ideas behind the Global Compact (a UN-led corporate social responsibility initiative) grew out of discussions in Tällberg in 1996. The Carbon Principles (new guidelines for institutional investors in the power generation industry) adopted by Wall Street investment firms in 2008 follow on the Tällberg Forum 2007. Corporate strategy in large global corporations has been reshaped, and influential articles and books have been written as a result of Tällberg conversations.
