Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

We look forward to welcoming Cali next Wednesday, 4 December, at the Caux Palace! Join us for an exciting event at the Caux Palace theatre, organised during Les Émergences musicales Montreux-Riviera 2024, and secure your ticket today! Les Émergences musicales Montreux-Riviera are produced by Fondation de la Saison culturelle de Montreux in partnership with Voix du Sud. https://lnkd.in/e-PpqVFt We look forward to welcoming you in Caux! #cauxpalace #bethechange #artsandmusic #concerts #youngtalents #worktogether #BookYourTickets Anne-Catherine Sutermeister Pierre Smets Septembre Musical Montreux-Vevey Initiatives of Change Ignacio Packer Jacqueline Coté Swiss Hotel Management School Valentin Brunet Katherine Perrier olivier DAGUERRE

VISITE GUIDÉE AU CAUX PALACE - 7 DEC, 11h00 Réservez votre place aujourd'hui pour une visite guidée au Caux Palace, ce joyau exceptionnel de la Belle Époque sur les hauteurs de Montreux! Pendant 1h30, plongez dans l'histoire et visitez cet endroit emblématique de la Riviera lémanique avec notre guide qui vous fera découvrir son riche et inspirant passé et ses activités d'aujourd'hui! Réservez vos places ici: https://lnkd.in/ekzRn95e _________________________________________ GUIDED TOUR OF THE CAUX PALACE - 7 DEC, 11:00 Book your place today for a guided tour of the Caux Palace, this exceptional jewel of the Belle Époque overlooking the Leman! For 1.5 hours, immerse yourself in history and visit this emblematic site on the Leman Riviera with our guide who will show you glimpes of its rich and inspiring past and its activities today! #cauxpalace #cauxfoundation #bethechange #tourguide #visiteguide #belleepoque #amazingbuilding #amazingview #inspiration #switzerland #rochersdenaye #montreux #caux #swissmountains #swissheritage Commune de Montreux Montreux-Vevey Tourisme & Convention Bureau GoldenPass Swiss Hotel Management School Ignacio Packer Anne-Catherine Sutermeister Initiatives of Change Valentin Brunet Andrew Stallybrass Véronique Sikora-Gasser

It's this time of the year again: Father Christmas is back in the neighbourhood of the Caux Palace! High up on the Rochers-de-Naye, he has taken residence until 24 December with messages of humanity and hope to those who come and visit him: "People are receptive to what is going on around them. You need to have hope. It's very important." Those who take the train up the mountain will come past another place where hope and our shared humanity have been at the centre for nearly 80 years and the Caux Palace, our centre for peacebuilding and dialogue, continues to offer a safe space for people from all walks of life for honest conversations and inspiration. You would like to know more? Subscribe to our newsletter: www.caux.ch/newsletter Watch the Play RTS video about Father Christmas on Rochers-de-Naye: https://lnkd.in/e7Zz3Ntw _____________________________________________________________ Ca yest, la période de noël est arrivée et le Père Noël est de retour dans la montagne au-dessus du Caux Palace ! Sur les hauteurs des Rochers-de-Naye, il a élu domicile jusqu'au 24 décembre avec des messages d'humanité et d'espoir pour ceux et celles qui viennent lui rendre visite : « Les gens sont réceptifs à ce qui se passe autour d'eux et d'elles. Il faut avoir de l'espoir. C'est très important. » Les visiteurs et visiteuses qui prendront le train pour gravir la montagne passeront devant un autre endroit où l'espoir et notre humanité partagée sont au centre depuis près de 80 ans et où le Caux Palace, notre centre pour la construction de la paix et le dialogue, continue d'offrir un espace sûr à des personnes de tous horizons pour des conversations honnêtes et de l'inspiration. Vous souhaitez en savoir plus ? Abonnez-vous à notre lettre d'information : www.caux.ch/newsletter #cauxpalace #cauxfoundation #peacebuilding #inspiration #safespace #bethechange #caux #montreux #switzerland #visitswitzerland #montreuxriviera #rochersdenaye #fatherchristmas #santaclaus #northpole #christmas GoldenPass Swiss Hotel Management School Commune de Montreux - Culture Vevey Montreux-Vevey Tourisme & Convention Bureau Initiatives of Change Ignacio Packer Jacqueline Coté Anne-Catherine Sutermeister Photos: screenshots from RTS Play video extract

“Leadership to guide us out of these multiple intersecting crises is in short supply. We need leaders who value long-term stability over short term. We urgently need this leadership from governments, civil society AND from business” said Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on 25 November during the opening session of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva. Since its inception in 2012, the annual UN Forum has gathered thousands from around the globe to advance the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). These principles provide a comprehensive framework for addressing the human rights impacts of business activities. At the conclusion of the forum's first day, Ignacio Packer, Executive Director of the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation, underscored the transformative power of trust in the business sector: "The influence of business leaders in building trust is essential for steering the world toward stability, progress, and a people-centered economy," he remarked. "I am inspired, for example, by the work of the Caux Round Table-Japan and its efforts to promote sustainable corporate growth and social responsibility." This year's Business and Human Rights Conference, hosted by the Caux Round Table-Japan on 25 October in Tokyo, brought together 225 corporate leaders, executives, and experts from several Asian countries. Thirty years ago, the Caux Round Table (CRT) Principles for Business were developed, uniquely blending Eastern and Western approaches to ethical business practices. As Christoph Spreng notes, Kaizen offers a powerful emphasis on businesses taking an active role in driving positive societal change—a need more critical than ever. (Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehHhpMwr) The importance of corporate responsibility extends beyond conferences and forums. In Switzerland, the Coalition for Responsible Multinationals—of which the Caux Foundation is a founding member—has launched efforts to promote a new popular initiative. This movement calls for Switzerland to adopt effective legislation on multinational corporate responsibility, mirroring laws already enacted in the European Union. Such a framework would ensure accountability and alignment with global standards on human rights and environmental sustainability. As the UN Forum in Geneva concluded its first day, one message was clear: leadership, trust, and a commitment to continuous improvement are indispensable for businesses to contribute to a people-centered economy - and therefore also to democracy in the wider sense. Let's continue the conversation on people-centered economy (in collaboration with OHCR) on 8 - 12 July 2025 at the Caux Democracy Forum! #humanrights #ethicalbusiness #ethicalleadership #businessprinciples #peoplecentred #democracy #CauxDemocracy #bethechange Jacqueline Coté Inner Development Goals United Nations Human Rights John Bond Hiroshi Ishida Todd Howland Therese Björk Pierre Zwahlen

4 more days to apply! There is still time to become part of this year's Caux Scholars Program in Brazil! DATES: 26 Jan, 2025 - 18 Feb, 2025. LOCATION: Porto Alegre, Brazil. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, 25 Nov, 2024, 11:59 PM EST. APPLY HERE: https://lnkd.in/eKec493H #csp #cauxscholars #bethechange #peacebuilding #conflictresolution #traumahealing #narratives #youngleaders #youngvoices #globalleaders

We look forward to four amazing events at the #CauxPalace, coming up on 3, 4 and 7 December with this year's edition of Les Émergences musicales Montreux-Riviera! Don't miss out on the public concerts in the beautiful baroque theatre at the Caux Palace and book your tickets today: https://lnkd.in/eSST2WyC Les Émergences musicales Montreux-Riviera are produced by Fondation de la Saison culturelle de Montreux in partnership with Voix du Sud. #franciscabrel #cauxpalace #bethechange #artsandmusic #concerts #youngtalents #worktogether #BookYourTickets #FrancisCabrel Anne-Catherine Sutermeister Pierre Smets Septembre Musical Montreux-Vevey Initiatives of Change Ignacio Packer Jacqueline Coté Swiss Hotel Management School Valentin Brunet Katherine Perrier Fondation de la Saison culturelle de Montreux olivier DAGUERRE

HAPPENING TODAY: Online Event - Farmers' Dialogues and Listening Circle At 14:30 CET this afternoon, join a a fascinating conversation with our IofC collegues Claude Bourdin (France), George Kamau (Kenya) and Jayashri Rao (Grampari, India), organised by the Conscious Food Systems Alliance. exploring how farmers’ dialogues and listening circles can be a place of learning, inspiration and personal and collective transformation, in support of farmers’ wellbeing and psychological resilience. This encounter will also be a space for you to share your experience and be inspired by others. We are excited that through this event, the inspiring collaboration between Conscious Food Systems Alliance and Initiatives of Change takes a next step after this summer's Caux Inner Development Goals Forum at the #CauxPalace! SIGN UP HERE FOR THE EVENT: https://lnkd.in/eMQvNxys #consciousfood #farmers #farmersarekeyworkers #inspiration #cauxfoundation #cauxforum #CauxIDG #innerdevelopment #bethechange #farmersdialogue #listeningcircle #foodsystems Ignacio Packer Initiatives of Change Initiatives of Change (India) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Inner Development Goals MYBLUEPLANET Khulan Berger Nadene C. Alan Channer Rishabh Khanna Siddharth Singh Ines Mokdadi Sarah Noble Charlotte Dufour

THE CAUX PALACE HITS THE SCREENS IN NEW RTS SERIES "WINTER PALACE" Did you know? On 2 November, the highly-anticipated new RTS series "Winter Palace”, in collaboration with Netflix, premiered at the Geneva International Film Festival - GIFF with a screening of its first two episodes. The series, directed by Pierre Monnard, a prominent figure in the Swiss audiovisual landscape, was partly filmed at the Caux Palace and we were thrilled to welcome the team in Caux where they did an amazing job recreating in detail the atmosphere of the late 19th century, including a ballroom scene. It is not surprising that the Caux Palace was chosen as a location to be part of the backdrop of the series. With its high local visibility, perched up above the Leman, and classified as a building of national interest, this former Belle Époque hotel is a unique piece of Swiss heritage. Its architecture, history and cultural role make it a fascinating place and we are very proud of our team of highly-skilled craftsman who are doing an amazing job maintaining and restoring the Caux Palace's rich heritage. SAVE THE DATE and watch the full series, starting 26 December 2024 on RTS 1 and Play RTS and broadcast early 2025 on Netflix. More here: https://lnkd.in/eWTSiCw5 #winterpalace #cauxfoundation #bethechange #tv #tvseries #netflix #rts #cauxpalace #belleepoque #montreux #caux #amazingbuildings #culturalheritage Ignacio Packer Jacqueline Coté Initiatives of Change Commune de Montreux Montreux-Vevey Tourisme & Convention Bureau Fondation de la Saison culturelle de Montreux Swiss Hotel Management School Adrien Giovannelli Valentin Brunet Anne-Catherine Sutermeister Point Prod Oble Morgane Herbez Etienne JACQUES RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse Photo "Winter Palace" scene: Laurent Bleuze Photo Caux Palace: Patrik Banas

MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF CAUX IOFC ASSOCIATION This Sunday, the Friends of Caux IofC association met in Bienne, Switzerland, to prepare a weekend that will take place in spring 2015 at the #CauxPalace, with the aim of developing new networks for Initiatives of Change in Switzerland. Moments of silence, a practice very much at the core of Initiatives of Change's approach, allowed the participants to seek inspiration for the year 2025, and the group also remembered with gratefulness Fulvia Spoerri from Switzerland, who had been deeply involved in the IofC movement for many decades and died on 16 November 2024. Anne-Catherine Sutermeister, Head of Community Engagement in Switzerland at the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation, presented the many diverse projects planned for 2025. The Friends of Caux IofC Association is currently in the process of setting up a working group implementing projects that are furthering the aims of Initiatives of Change and increasing the visibility of the events at the Caux Palace, and would be delighted to hear from anyone who would like to continue the work started in Bienne. At the end of the afternoon, a few quotes stood out: "the joy of being together", "needs and promises" and "openness" and what resonated with all participants was: "This day has given us a lot and strengthened our conviction that we have something to contribute to this world." Do you live in Switzerland and are interested in working with the Friends of Caux? If so, it would be a pleasure to welcome you. Find out how to join: https://lnkd.in/eNVeYPkH friendsofcaux #amisdecaux #cauxpalace #cauxfoundation #bethechange #volunteers #worktogether #JoinUs Ignacio Packer Jacqueline Coté Véronique Sikora-Gasser Sylvie Mignot Margret Lehmann Chris Zumbrunn Initiatives of Change Kathleen Koch Andrew Stallybrass Eliane Stallybrass

"By engaging our imagination, the arts encourage a shift from binary and linear thinking to a holistic experience." - Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change The first Arts and Peace Encounters at #GenevaPeaceWeek 2024, held on 18 October, took us on an immersive and inspiring journey through different forms of artistic expression, including music, theater, poetry, visual arts, storytelling and presentations from global peacebuilders and experts at the intersection of arts and peace. The event underscored the universal language of art as a tool for peace and was moderated by Sarah Noble and Maruee Pahuja from the Caux Foundation's youth initiative Creative Leadership. The Arts and Peace Encounters event was co-organised by Caux Initiatives of Change, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, the Kofi Annan Foundation, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, the Embajada de Colombia en Suiza with the financial support of the U.S. Mission, Geneva and other international organizations in Geneva. READ THE FULL REPORT: https://lnkd.in/eaPpyGn7 THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING ARTISTS AND PEACE EXPERTS: Hyung Won, Dr Guila Clara Kessous, the JerusalemS Project with Carole Fumeaux, and Alain Bittar, Diwele Molale LUBI and Delphine Digonnet, Alejandra Quintana Martínez, Rudi von Planta and #GPW24 artist-in-residence Fernando Cometto. You would like to know more about our Arts and Peace Encounters? Stay tuned and watch this space: https://lnkd.in/e5xEX6-n #artsandpeace #artistsforchange #artmaters #artandreconciliation #immersivejourney #immerseyourself #GenevaPeaceWeek #GPW2024 #cauxfoundation #bethechange #conflictresolution #reconciliation #music #theatre #painting Sandra Modiano Anne-Catherine Sutermeister Ignacio Packer Jacqueline Coté Geneva Graduate Institute Initiatives of Change Sidra Raslan Ines Mokdadi Yara Farhat, MSc. Hajar Bichri Steven Lin