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World Business Leaders for Growth is an international CEO-level
organization formed to advocate for policies that promote
sustained economic growth. The group was founded in September
2005 by the following organizations: Business Council of Australia,
Business Roundtable (United States), Canadian Council of Chief
Executives, Consejo Mexicano de Hombres de Negocios (Mexico),
The European Round Table of Industrialists, and Nippon Keidanren
(Japan).
Business Council of Australia - The Business Council
of Australia is an association of chief executives of leading
Australian corporations with a combined national workforce
of one million people. It was established in 1983 to provide
a forum for Australian business leadership to contribute directly
to public policy debates in order to build a better and more
prosperous Australian society. The Business Council of Australia's
aspiration is that Australia should be the best place in the
world to live, learn, work and do business. For more information,
visit www.bca.com.au.
Business Roundtable (www.businessroundtable.org)
is an association of chief executive officers of leading corporations
with a combined workforce of more than 10 million employees
and $4 trillion in annual revenues. The chief executives are
committed to advocating public policies that foster vigorous
economic growth, a dynamic global economy, and a well-trained
and productive U.S. workforce essential for future competitiveness.
Canadian Council of Chief Executives - Founded
in 1976, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (www.ceocouncil.ca)
is Canada's premier business association, with an outstanding
record of achievement in matching entrepreneurial initiative
with sound public policy choices. A not-for-profit, non-partisan
organization composed of the chief executives of 150 leading
Canadian enterprises, with combined assets of $2.5 trillion
and annual revenues of $ 600 billion, the CCCE is deeply engaged
in the WTO agenda and was the Canadian private sector leader
in the development and promotion of the Canada-United States
Free Trade Agreement during the 1980s and of the subsequent
trilateral North American Free Trade Agreement.
Consejo Mexicano de Hombres de Negocios is a non-profit
organization established in 1963, grouping the CEO s of the
largest Mexican private Companies, most of whom also have
controlling interest in them. Its mandate is to provide initiatives
and efforts for Mexico's growth and development, and to promote
the image of Mexico abroad. The Council has 40 members, who
in the last five years invested more than 40 billion US dollars,
exported nearly 55 billion and provided direct employment
to 850,000 persons.
European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) -
The European Round Table of Industrialists (www.ert.be)
is a forum of around 45 leaders of large internationally operating
companies of European parentage. Its "core" mission is to
promote the competitiveness of European industry. It expresses
views on those areas most connected to its own interest and
expertise, chiefly major developments which may affect the
conditions essential to providing the proper environment conducive
to successful business operation. Companies of ERT Members
cover a wide range of industry sectors. Their combined turnover
is €1,500 billion and they employ around 4.5 million people
worldwide.
Nippon Keidanren (www.keidanren.or.jp)
is the key representative organization for Japanese business
and industry with 1,600 members. It represents the interests
of 1,300 leading companies including 100 foreign ownership,
130 industrial sector associations, and 50 regional economic
organizations. Keidanren is committed to contributing to the
further development of the national and global economy. Keidanren
proactively works towards better business environment both
at home and abroad.
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