Proceedings of the Fourth International Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society

Sustainable Decision-Making in a Time of Crisis
Public and Private Perspectives

Malcolm McIntosh and Susan Forbes

Authors
Malcolm McIntosh Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise Susan M Forbes Adjunct Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise

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Foreword
The conference reflected lessons learnt and being learned from the global financial crisis, from the climate change prognosis and from rethinking global governance. The conference preceded the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2010 Meetings and Summit (7-14 November in Yokohama, Japan) and coincided with the 10th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, and the UN Year of Biodiversity. Given the birth of the G20 group of nations, the inexorable diffusion of economic power to the Asia Pacific region, and the rise of new organisational forms and business models, the conference was particularly timely and relevant. Speakers from various organisations took part in the conference, including: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan; Unilever; Ernst and Young; The World Bank; The International Monetary Fund; Sompo