07.23.22
The Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an interfaith organization dedicated to religious freedom and human rights will present the 2022 Appeal of Conscience Award to Jean-Paul Agon, chairman of the L’Oréal Group, at the 57th Annual Appeal of Conscience Awards.
The ceremony will be held at The Pierre Hotel in New York on Monday, Sept. 19.
The award will also be presented to Robert Kraft, founder, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group.
The Appeal of Conscience Award is presented to visionary business executives with a sense of social responsibility who use their resources and vast reach across borders to better serve the global community.
“It is an immense honor for me – and for the entire L’Oréal community– to receive the Appeal of Conscience Award from an organization that has been advancing an inspiring vision of human peace for more than 50 years,” said Agon of L’Oréal Group. “At L’Oréal, we aim to always operate our business with a deep conscience, commitment, and sense of responsibility for our world. To have our collective contributions recognized brings us all a great feeling of pride.”
Past Appeal of Conscience award honorees have included Barbara Bush, Alex Gorsky and Michael Bloomberg.
Throughout his career, Agon has always fought to embrace diversity, promote equality, support diverse communities and encourage acceptance across the globe. The L'Oréal Group has been named one of the world's most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for 12 years running. L’Oréal is one of the top 100 companies in the Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion ranking.
In 2021, Agon received the Anti-Defamation League’s Courage Against Hate Award. He received the Ethical Resource Center’s Pace Leadership in Ethics Award in 2009. Jean-Paul is chairman of the Board of HEC Paris. He is a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists, a Director of the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) and Chairman of the Society of Friends of the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art. He is a commander of the French Legion of Honour.
Kraft is an American entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist whose portfolio of businesses and brands range across many verticals including paper and packaging as well as sports and entertainment, including the New England Patriots.
Dinner chairs for the 57th Annual Awards Dinner are Brian Moynihan, chair and CEO of Bank of America, a past ACF awardee, and David Greenberg, CEO of L’Oréal USA.
“At the 57th Annual Appeal of Conscience Awards Dinner, we’ll pay tribute to Robert Kraft for his longstanding work to strengthen communities and promote peaceful co-existence at the local and global levels,” said Brian Moynihan, chair and CEO of Bank of America. “Today, these values are more vital than ever, and I’m honored to join the Appeal of Conscience Foundation in recognizing this visionary leader.”
The Appeal of Conscience Foundation, under the leadership of Rabbi Arthur Schneier, has worked worldwide on behalf of religious freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence since 1965. To uphold the principle “live and let live” is the Appeal of Conscience Foundation’s continuing goal. An interfaith coalition of business, religious and foreign policy leaders, this international organization promotes mutual understanding, peace and interreligious cooperation and provides a voice of conscience to protect minorities. The Appeal of Conscience Foundation believes that freedom, democracy and human rights are fundamental values that give nations of the world their best hope for peace, security and shared prosperity.