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FIRST Strategic Insight is a multi-disciplinary international affairs organisation founded in 1984 to enhance communication between leaders in industry, finance and government worldwide, and to promote dialogue at the strategic level. This is achieved through three principal channels: publishing, events and roundtables, and awards.

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Tribute to Rt Hon The Lord Trimble PC

FIRST pays tribute to Rt Hon Lord Trimble, who was First Minister of Northern Ireland 1998-2002 and led the UUP from 1995 to 2005. He was instrumental in the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement. He was a man of courage and wisdom. Lord Trimble attended many FIRST events and...

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The recipient of a PPA Award for publishing excellence, FIRST was established in 1984 to enhance communication between leaders in industry, finance and government at the strategic level. FIRST brings together the ideas and opinions of the global leadership community in special publications.

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In 2000 FIRST instituted the Award for Responsible Capitalism to honour business leaders who have excelled by both commercial success and social responsibility. When making the Award the judges are looking for a business leader who has consistently demonstrated social responsibility as an integral part of commercial success, examining in particular the manner in which their business interacts both with the environment and the communities in which they operate; someone who has run a company in a clearly responsible way.

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