Top business executives of G7 countries have endorsed India’s G20 theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ and said it is essential to achieve sustainable growth that is compatible with the protection of the global environment.
Unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, the theme of India’s G20 Presidency — ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ or ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ — is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad.
Essentially, the theme affirms the value of all life — human, animal, plant and microorganisms — and their interconnectedness on the planet Earth and in the wider universe.
Representative business federations of the G7 — Japan, Italy, Canada, France, the U.S., the U.K., Germany, and the European Union — held the B7 Tokyo Summit on April 19-20, ahead of the G7 Summit meeting in Japan later this month.
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