Fairness Foundation - History

History

The Fairness Foundation was established in Mai 2000 by Norbert Copray on the basis of his 20 years’ experience in the consultancy of executives and organisations and his special knowledge on the fields of communication, leadership and fairness.

During the first three years, the Fairness Foundation received an initial funding from venture philanthropist Norman Rentrop. The Foundation’s board of trustees, which was founded at the same time, elected Rupert Lay as its president and Karl-Heinz Brodbeck as his deputy.

In 2001, the “Deutscher Fairness Preis” (German Fairness Prize) was awarded for the first time, and the International Fairness Forum was held for the first time. In 2003, the first candidates of the Fairness Academy received their certificates as fairness coaches and fairness trainers. In 2004, Rupert Lay became the board of trustees’ honorary president and was awarded the “Deutscher Fairness Preis” (German Fairness Prize) in honour of his life’s work.

In 2003, the Fairness Foundation, exclusively active as a non-for-profit association, was publicly recognised because of its engagement by Federal President Johannes Rau in that he accepted the patronage of the International Fairness Forum of that year.

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