A pan Commonwealth investment platform with global aims for the environmental sustainable sector.
In conjunction with Forbury and the Royal Commonwealth Society.
Accelerating the circular economy: outcome on Resources of the Springtj Forum...Springtij
Arthur ten Wolde, Navigator Resources at Springtij, Presented on behalf of Springtij in Scientific Session 1 at the World Resources Forum 2015 in Davos, 12 October 2015
Innovation through Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding.
Does Transport have a change to sustain its development through the social capital engagement and the crowd economy?
Presentation delivered by Prof Mike danson to the STUC's Decent Work, Dignified Lives Conference on 15 October. Presentation considers history of regional development institutions, imperatives for change and distinct nature of Scottish institutions.
ECO4CLIM we are a "glocal" community of climate practice, materialized into a global network of interconnected climate innovation labs, managed by climate organizers; where ecopreneurs meet climate activists and other key stakeholders, to co-create sustainable business solutions to climate-related challenges, for cities and communities, as well as companies and organizations.
If you want to run your own climate innovation lab within this global network, read this presentation carefully and contact us at http://ecopreneurs4climate.org/labs/
For the last 25 years, the GLOBE™ Conference has been at the forefront of new ideas and insights on business and sustainability. GLOBE™ has helped corporations understand and embed sustainability into their operations, influenced the international debate on climate change, and developed the global marketplace for environmental and energy technologies and services.
In a world filled with risk and uncertainty, the GLOBE 2014 Conference will provide provocative insights on the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability-related issues. You cannot afford to miss this opportunity to find out how to position your organization best in order to survive and succeed, both now and over the coming decade.
Hot topics at GLOBE 2014 include:
-The Changing Energy Landscape
-The Search for Clean and Abundant Water
-The Future of Global Food Security
-Building Resilient Cities
-Responsible Resource Management
-Clean Capitalism: Financing the Future
-Doing Business in the Green Economy
-China – Our Shared Future
-The Aboriginal Advantage
-Advancing Sustainability through Performance Verification
Conference sessions will be dynamic panels where experts and audience get to react and interact on the most pressing issues. Over the years, these sessions have drawn the ‘best and brightest’ of the international sustainable business community, making GLOBE an outstanding networking opportunity.
GLOBE 2014 will offer:
-In-Depth Review of challenging issues at the nexus between people, planet, and profit
-Critical Insights from more than 150 speakers and innovators
-Active Participation through new interactive sessions, workshops, and networking
-Real World Take-Aways including important lessons, innovative solutions, and valuable new tools
Accelerating the circular economy: outcome on Resources of the Springtj Forum...Springtij
Arthur ten Wolde, Navigator Resources at Springtij, Presented on behalf of Springtij in Scientific Session 1 at the World Resources Forum 2015 in Davos, 12 October 2015
Innovation through Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding.
Does Transport have a change to sustain its development through the social capital engagement and the crowd economy?
Presentation delivered by Prof Mike danson to the STUC's Decent Work, Dignified Lives Conference on 15 October. Presentation considers history of regional development institutions, imperatives for change and distinct nature of Scottish institutions.
ECO4CLIM we are a "glocal" community of climate practice, materialized into a global network of interconnected climate innovation labs, managed by climate organizers; where ecopreneurs meet climate activists and other key stakeholders, to co-create sustainable business solutions to climate-related challenges, for cities and communities, as well as companies and organizations.
If you want to run your own climate innovation lab within this global network, read this presentation carefully and contact us at http://ecopreneurs4climate.org/labs/
For the last 25 years, the GLOBE™ Conference has been at the forefront of new ideas and insights on business and sustainability. GLOBE™ has helped corporations understand and embed sustainability into their operations, influenced the international debate on climate change, and developed the global marketplace for environmental and energy technologies and services.
In a world filled with risk and uncertainty, the GLOBE 2014 Conference will provide provocative insights on the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability-related issues. You cannot afford to miss this opportunity to find out how to position your organization best in order to survive and succeed, both now and over the coming decade.
Hot topics at GLOBE 2014 include:
-The Changing Energy Landscape
-The Search for Clean and Abundant Water
-The Future of Global Food Security
-Building Resilient Cities
-Responsible Resource Management
-Clean Capitalism: Financing the Future
-Doing Business in the Green Economy
-China – Our Shared Future
-The Aboriginal Advantage
-Advancing Sustainability through Performance Verification
Conference sessions will be dynamic panels where experts and audience get to react and interact on the most pressing issues. Over the years, these sessions have drawn the ‘best and brightest’ of the international sustainable business community, making GLOBE an outstanding networking opportunity.
GLOBE 2014 will offer:
-In-Depth Review of challenging issues at the nexus between people, planet, and profit
-Critical Insights from more than 150 speakers and innovators
-Active Participation through new interactive sessions, workshops, and networking
-Real World Take-Aways including important lessons, innovative solutions, and valuable new tools
Explore Qatar - Youth toward Qatar National Vision 2030Tomas Bento
Youth toward Qatar National Vision 2030 is a chance for young people to look deeper into what Qatar envisions for the country and its people toward 2030. Guest speakers from various fields gave presentation on the four pillars of the National Visions to raise youths' awareness on the country's development.
Universities as Regenerators 2017: Shelagh McNerney & Phil Cusack, Salford Un...Place North West
Shelagh McNerney, head of development at Salford City Council and Phil Cusack, a member of the University of Salford council, give an insight into the plans for regenerating Salford through the university
LoToNo - Transform business performance with low carbon thinkingwsxenterprise
This inspirational project connects like-minded businesses, enabling them to: collaborate and tap into shared expertise and innovation; explore global opportunities, with dedicated local support; and transform business performance with low carbon thinking.
The Royal Commonwealth Of Malta Appoints Geraldine Noel as Founding Executive...Acumum - Legal & Advisory
By request, Geraldine Noel, Managing Partner of Acumum - Legal & Advisory, an English barrister - registered in Malta, is to assist in the establishment of the Malta branch of The Royal Commonwealth Society. Geraldine Noel has been appointed as The Royal Commonwealth of Malta founding Executive Secretary.
The Royal Commonwealth Society, as the world's oldest charity, is a network of individuals and organisations that is committed to improving the lives and prospects of people living in Commonwealth countries across the world. It was founded in 1868 as a charity and is constituted by the Royal Charter (amended in 2013).
The Royal Commonwealth Society is non-partisan and independent of all governments; solely supported by public generosity.
Affirms Malta's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDRs) at 'A'. The Outlooks are Stable. The issue ratings on Malta's senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at 'A'. The agency has also affirmed Malta's Short-term foreign-currency IDR at 'F1' and the Country Ceiling at 'AAA'.
Acumum's Managing Partner, Geraldine Noel, by invitation has provided the headline editorial for the Tax Adviser, the official publication of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
A comprehensive guide to Malta's tax system for Malta trading companies.
Malta an EU country has the lowest effective corporate tax rates at 5% in the EU - a 100% EU & OECD Legitimate Tax System
Закон об Aвиации Регистрация & Сервис - Мальтийская Международная Правовая фи...Acumum - Legal & Advisory
Мальта – Содействие и стимулирование авиационной промышленности
100% разрешение Европейского Союза и Организации Экономического Сотрудничества и Развития (EU & OECD) - Низкий налог по закону странам Европейского Союза.
Мальтийское Правительство подчеркнуло, что Авиация это активно поощряемая растущая индустрия с предоставлением очень привлекательных финансовых выгод.
Table overview of essential facts and requirements for setting up investor funds / hedge funds in the low tax EU jurisdiction of Malta.
* Collective Investment Schemes | Hedge Fund | Mutual Fund | AIFMD | PIFs | Alternative Investment Schemes
Key Facts for Limited Companies in Malta; a legitimate low tax EU jurisdiction
5% effective corporate tax rate, no withholding, capital gains or entry or exit taxes. No inheritance or wealth taxes.
0% tax - how significant tax savings can occur using Malta's Remittance System
A legitimate low tax EU jurisdiction.
5% effective corporate tax rate, no withholding, capital gains or entry or exit taxes. No inheritance or wealth taxes.
An overview of the laws and fiscal benefits of using Malta as an EU tax efficient jurisdiction for asset structuring, trusts and investment vehicles.
A legitimate low tax EU jurisdiction.
5% effective corporate tax rate, no withholding, capital gains or entry or exit taxes. No inheritance or wealth taxes.
With 0% tax on patent and artistic royalties and 0-5% tax on on all other IP, Malta, an EU jurisdiction is now the best country to structure your IP assets.
A legitimate, fiscal & tax competitive EU jurisdiction.
5% effective corporate tax rate, no withholding, capital gains or entry or exit taxes. No inheritance or wealth taxes.
2. About us
Forbury Investment Network and the Royal
Commonwealth Society
Forbury
Investment
Network (London,
Cardiff)
Ghana
Nigeria
South Africa
(Durban and Cape
Town)
Canada
Malta
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Seychelles
Isle of Man
India
3. About us
• Pan-Commonwealth platform to create a shared
community of business interest in the environment
• Encouraging low carbon economic growth through
connecting entrepreneurs, investors and sustainable
businesses in the environmental goods and services
sector
• Sharing sector and entrepreneurial knowledge,
contacts and experience across Commonwealth
markets
• A network of hubs that serve their national markets
but also connect members across other
Commonwealth markets
4. Why?
• Opportunity for SMEs in environmental sector
• New technologies and services hugely SME
based
• SMEs need funding, good management, and
a supportive environment such as effective
clusters
• CEIP model is to help fill the gap of finance
and international cooperation which limits
growth of Commonwealth SMEs
• Mechanisms to facilitate technology
transfer needed to accelerate response to
climate and environmental challenges
5. How?
• Develop stakeholders around hubs in each country
• Connecting SMEs and larger companies with
investors and business angel networks
• Investor briefings and training workshops
• Sharing knowledge and expertise on sustainability,
entrepreneurship, technology
• Linking SME’s with mutual business interests
6. Outcome
• Connecting stakeholders to achieve sustainable
economic growth whilst addressing urgent
social, economic and environmental issues
• Entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs, universities,
governments all benefit from increased
collaboration
• Business working for the good of the
environment
7.
8. Why the Commonwealth?
• Common legal frameworks and existing
business, governmental, linguistic and cultural
links make it the ideal international forum
• As a global network the Commonwealth has a
head start and huge business potential
• Combined GDP of Commonwealth now
exceeds Eurozone
• Many of the 53 member states of the
Commonwealth are developing countries with
major development challenges
9. Why the Commonwealth?
• Combined workforce of the Commonwealth –
1.4 billion
• Total Commonwealth population of 2.2
billion citizens - over 60% of these are under
the age of 30
• Progress turns on exchange of ideas, trade
and people – the role of the Commonwealth
to promote mutual prosperity
10. The Commonwealth - a platform for
business
• Facilitating EU/Commonwealth enterprise
• Special opportunities from the Canada –
European Union Trade Agreement (CETA)
• Vital to encourage export of expertise and
technologies
• Academic/research collaborations support
innovation and perspective
11. Sustainable Cities
• Cities now host more than half of the
world’s population
• They generate 80% of global GDP and
contribute to 70% of the world’s CO2
emissions
• It is expected that by 2050 the global
proportion of people living in cities will
rise to about 70%
• Rapid urbanisation poses big challenges
- many cities do not have a strategy to
cope with this high growth.
12.
13. Global challenges
• UN latest report, looking for improved overall
resilience to help adaptation
• South Asia particularly at risk
• Potential for a very tough 21st Century in many
parts of the world
• Vital that international collaboration
accelerates