The Chamber of Eco Commerce will host an Eco Commerce Summit to be held in Atlanta, October 24, 2011. The event will bring together a unique group of leading-edge speakers and leaders with a variety of practical insights into the challenges and opportunities of ‘Financing Eco Innovation’. The event seeks to have a positive contribution  to sustainable investing, and aims to advance Eco Commerce thinking and practices through leader presentations and discussions throughout the event. The mission is to help remove barriers, create new financial instruments, and build partnerships, during and after the summit.
  

Financial markets are key to transformational power  and to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable business practices and value creation. Recognizing this pivotal role of financial markets, the Chamber of Eco Commerce has launched a cross-industry initiative to stimulate the integration of environmental, social, and governance factors into mainstream investment analysis.

The summit will focus on the role of asset owners and asset managers as well as corporations, governments, accounting bodies, investment advisers and other key stakeholders. It explores the role of active corporate governance as a key factor in driving the transition. The event will look beyond functional changes - such as adapting incentive structures across the investment value chain, and to encompass also the necessary mindset changes - such as approaching sustainability issues not only from a risk and compliance perspective, but also from an opportunity and shared value creation perspective. 

Minna LeVine, Administrator, CEC in Atlanta, highlights the importance of effective communication  between Eco Commerce leaders and learners worldwide, and using opportunities that partner projects and initiatives will bring for communities across the developed and developing world. The private sector SME’s will also play a joining role.  In fact, CEC has joined forces with business and policy leaders to support innovators calling upon SMEs and entrepreneurs to strengthen the private sector role in regional economic development providing necessary support to pave the way for joint efforts. 

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About the Chamber of Eco Commerce

Chamber of Eco Commerce, CEC, was established in 2010 for the purpose of accelerating investment in Eco Innovation, and promoting economic and commercial cooperation among stakeholders worldwide. The organization has yet a long way to go to achieve its basic goals. 

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CEC acts as a voice of business, raising awareness of the importance of regional and global cooperation and discusses the challenges facing Eco Commerce business communities. The CEC local chapter leaders have met with local policy and business leaders in key stakeholder countries identifying key challenges and opportunities. 

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CEC has developed a global communication platform, entitled ‘Eco Commerce Hub’, to enable collaboration, focusing on extending economic and commercial partnerships among the Eco Commerce partners.

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