WORLD BUSINESS FORUM for the UNITED NATIONS Habitat II Conference, “Enterprise, the City and Sustainable Development”, Istanbul, May 30-June 1, 1996, the first global meeting of progressive enterprise, organised at the invitation of Dr. Wally N’Dow, Executive Director, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. The first UN Conference to include business as a full-fledged partner, it was attended by 320 top executives from businesses such as Volvo, Honeywell, Dow, ABB, Mitsubishi, Bankers Trust, Pfizer, Apple Computers, CH2M Hill, CNN, Coopers & Lybrand, Good Year, EDS, Repola, Emlak Bank & Pazarlama, US BIOTECH, Carl-Bro, Levi Strauss, Oticon, Merloni SPA, Skanska AB; international agencies such as the World Bank, I.L.O., UNDP, UNIDO, UNEP, Eco-Med, ICLEI, IULA; think-tanks such as Demos and COMEDIA; non-profits such as The Getty Conservation Institute, Common Purpose, and progressive business networks such as the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, World Business Academy, Social Venture Network, International Network for Environmental Management INEM, European Baha’í Business Forum, Minnesota Center for Corporate Responsibility, European Business Network for Social Cohesion. The Forum’s resolution on responsible busi-ness made history by being incorporated into the UN documentation - the first time ever. It set the agenda for succeeding resolutions by other business bodies, such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its 1998 deliberations, the World Economic Forum in its 1997, 1998 and 1999 fora, and the International Chamber of Commerce in its joint statements with Kofi Annan’s office in 1998 and 1999. Progressio was responsible for the whole event, including funding.

MBA COURSE in "Enterprise in the Global Society", 1996, Rotterdam School of Management. Designed and delivered by Progressio.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME “Sustainable Business Strategies for the 21st Century” for Chief Executives and Directors, KVK Raju International Leadership Academy, September 16-17, 1996, Hyderabad, India.

UN HABITAT II PARTNERS' FORUM, United Nations, New York City, October 28th, 1996. Attended by 250 decision-makers from business, city administrations, NGOs and foundations. Progressio conceived, organised and secured funding for the event.

CORPORATE BEST PRACTICES LUNCHEON, United Nations, New York City, October 28th 1996, to present 10 ‘Corporate Awards for Best Practices’ in Sustainable Business and the City. Awards granted to Mitsubishi Electric USA, the Affordable Housing Design Corporation, Gündlach Hannover, Honeywell Europe, Volvo, among others.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “Business and Municipality - New Partnerships for the 21st Century”, March 13-15, 1997, Bremen, Germany. Principal partner with the City of Bremen, ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) and ECONTUR. With IULA, North-South Centre Europe, European Commission DG XI, UN Centre for Human Settlements, German and international organisations of city mayors and business executives.