Message from our President, Nicolas De Santis Cuadra

Towards a better governed planet

Since its earliest beginnings, Gold Mercury International has consistently recognised that good governance, peace, democracy, and cooperation cannot be protected or achieved without visionary foresight, ethical leadership and the application of the rule of law supported by a clear compact and partnership among governments, international organisations, business, industry, and society as a whole.

Our policy has always been to form a vital bridge between governments and industry in the search for sustainable futures based on a clear win-win amongst all positive global governance actors.

Globalisation must integrate sustainability and ethical leadership to deliver actual value to all. Since the 1960s, Gold Mercury’s efforts and Sustainable Global Governance message have promoted peaceful, cooperative trade among businesses and nations and dialogue among governments and civil society. Our message has promoted a more humane and ethical globalisation and supported the democratisation efforts of many young nations in the developing world.

Why we pioneered the first global governance awards

Gold Mercury pioneered the creation of the first awards to recognise good governance and ethical leadership in 1961. Our Award has rewarded and incentivised world leaders, nations, individuals, and organisations to make better decisions. Our Gold Mercury Awards have rewarded corporations worldwide for improving corporate governance and social responsibility, international trade, industrial development and processes, union relations, worker safety, product and service quality standards, and research and development for innovation and the environment. We were the clear pioneers in this area.

Awarding The Red Cross and the United Nations system. Recognising first responder organisations.

In 1979, we presented Enrique de la Mata Gorostizaga, Vice President of the International Red Cross, with the award for humanitarian first-response relief activities in conflict situations and for upholding humanitarian law worldwide. Gold Mercury International awarded FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and UNICEF, and the United Nations Children Fund for their work and unique mission of combating poverty, hunger, and malnutrition worldwide, a challenge that confronts us all. We awarded the United Nations for its efforts in the search for peace in numerous regions of the world. We will strive to continue our relationship with FAO and other U.N. bodies to reduce the divide between the rich and the poor and make the world safer. This pledge is vital considering the current state of global affairs.

Gold Mercury Peace & Cooperation Award

Our organisation’s principal award, which commenced in 1970, will always be for peace. Awarding a peace award is both a difficult task and a great responsibility. The future of peace is no longer confined to conflicts among nations; it also includes the ability to anticipate the future and protect our common public goods, as well as find and co-create solutions via the most beautiful word that I know: cooperation.

The Middle East & China Summits
& Award Ceremonies

THE MIDDLE EAST 1970s
One has to bear in mind the risks and dangers of searching and fighting for peace, considering that some of our peace award winners have lost or risked their lives fighting for a better tomorrow. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt lost his life in the search for peace in the Middle East. In 1978, we gave President Sadat the Gold Mercury Award for Peace for his efforts in the Middle East peace process and the resulting Camp David Accords. The 1979 Gold Mercury Peace & Cooperation Conference in Cairo, hosted by President Sadat, promoted increased cooperation and peaceful relations between the diverse countries and leaders at the conference. Two years later, in 1981, President Sadat was assassinated. Today, despite the past efforts of men and women of goodwill to find atonement, peace in the Middle East still evades us, with extremism and violence reaching new heights.

A CHINA IN TRANSITION.
In the 1980s, China underwent significant transformations with millions of people moving from rural areas to cities in search of employment opportunities. In 1984, Zhao Ziyang, then General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, won the Gold Mercury Award for Peace. Ziyang was one of the most reform-minded leaders of the 1980s and foresaw the future challenges that his country would face in a globalised world. Zhao Ziyang played a key role in implementing Deng Xiaoping's economic reform policies, advocating for further market liberalization and decentralization of economic decision-making. During the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Zhao sympathized with the demonstrators and advocated for dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the crisis. His stance put him at odds with hardliners within the party, and he was ultimately ousted from power and placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life. Today, China is a superpower reliant on global trade and has falling fertility rates. It is exploring to find its true new vision and future identity.

Global Economic and Social Policy Award

  • The Gold Mercury Global Economic & Social Policy Award is bestowed upon individuals, institutions and states to reward their efforts and achievements in promoting sustainable social and economic policies. In order to be eligible for the Gold Mercury Global Economic & Social Policy Award, the candidate may have developed or put into practice an economic model or theory that promotes stability between the state and society, and social well-being.

  • Global Corporate, Economic & Financial Governance, Global Population Growth & Migration, Advancing Economic Development & Protecting Trade Amongst Nations.

  • -Prevention of economic shocks.
    -Promoting ethical frameworks for Corporate Governance.
    -Carrying capacity strategies.
    -Promoting sustainable migration policies.
    -Tackling brain drain in developing countries.
    -Reducing poverty, the wealth gap and social inequalities.
    -Developing strategies which counter unemployment.
    -Advancing fair trade & economic empowerment.
    -Protecting international agreements that foster cooperation.
    -Improving labour standards & protecting social welfare.

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