The Berne Declaration hears time and again that the WEF now addresses the issues that interest us. A look at the program appears to confirm this claim. But let's take a closer look at how the WEF deals with these issues, for example yesterday’s panel discussion "Business/Human Rights".

It was a session over dinner, which means short speeches were made while a meal was being served. The food was mediocre. The red wine came from a bottle with a screw top. The most conspicuous part of the dinner was the composition of the audience. Only four out of six tables were even partially occupied. In total, barely 30 people were present, with a higher ratio of women than one is used to seeing at WEF events.
A quick survey at the start showed that only six attendees represented business. The only speaker from the corporate side was Jonathan Oppenheimer, Managing Director of the South African diamond firm De Beers, which ticks differently than normal firms because the highly-emotional product of diamonds can't afford to be dirtied by associations with exploitation and environmental destruction.
Conclusion: Human Rights are still worlds away from Business as Usual, and the path from the Säumerstube at the Sporthotel Central to the Congress Center or Belvédère is still infinitely long.