1.
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Release
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CRX
is
to
Partner
with
the
Largest
Business
Focused
Event
Taking
Place
During
COP21
CRX
will
join
over
750
Energy
Ministers,
Business
Leaders,
Global
Financiers
and
Top
NGOs
at
the
Sustainable
Innovation
forum
2015.
SINGAPORE,
OCTOBER
20,
2015:
COP
refers
to
the
Conference
of
the
Parties
comprising
the
196
countries
in
ratification
of
the
UN
Framework
Convention
on
Climate
Change,
or
UNFCCC.
This
year
COP21
will
convene
in
Paris
in
December,
and
is
of
particular
significance
as
it
represents
the
last
opportunity
for
a
globally
binding
agreement
to
be
made
that
can
limit
warming
to
under
2
degrees
Celsius-­‐
a
limit
after
which
dangerous
and
irreversible
climate
change
becomes
inevitable.
COP21
is
therefore
symbolic
of
the
need
for
urgent,
global
climate
action
and
is
functioning
to
align
the
focus
of
governments,
businesses,
civil
society
and
the
media,
in
an
effort
to
accelerate
our
path
toward
a
low
carbon
future.
Over
50,000
people
are
expected
to
be
present
in
Paris
to
influence
the
talks,
representing
one
of
the
largest
climate
conferences
ever
organised.
The
Sustainable
Innovation
Forum
takes
place
on
the
7th
and
8th
of
December
at
Stade
de
France,
just
outside
of
the
La
Bourget
area,
Paris.
Now
in
its
6th
year
and
hosted
by
Climate
Action
and
the
UNEP,
SIF15
is
endorsed
by
the
host
country
and
organiser
of
COP21,
the
French
Government.
The
forum
is
the
largest
business
focused
event
taking
place
during
the
COP,
uniting
750
global
delegates
from
public
and
private
sector
organisations
to
catalyse
the
partnerships
needed
to
accelerate
low
carbon
development
solutions.
Platinum
Sponsors,
Climate
Resources
Exchange
(CRX)
owns
and
operates
the
CRX
CarbonBank®
-­‐
The
world’s
first
integrated
platform
to
serve
and
benefit
multiple
environmental
markets.
CRX
CarbonBank®
features
projects
that
contribute
towards
the
socio-­‐economic
progress
of
nations.
CRX
CarbonBank®
also
facilitates
the
finance
of
sustainable
development
projects
such
as
those
related
to
Renewable
Energy
projects.
The
CRX
group
of
companies
also
act
as
experts
for
Integrative
Design
in
master-­‐planning
developments
through
the
12
pillars
of
sustainability
that
focuses
on
providing
solutions
for

2. resource-­‐intensive
issues.
CRX
believes
that
our
participation
in
SIF15
is
essential
in
representing
the
need
for
businesses
to
be
pro-­‐active
and
pre-­‐emptive
to
mitigate
and
adapt
to
climate
change.
This
year’s
agenda
topics
have
been
carefully
crafted
by
the
Advisory
Board
of
cross-­‐industry
leaders,
ensuring
that
the
content
is
of
the
highest
calibre
and
reflects
the
latest
trends
in
the
low
carbon
innovation
space.
Session
topics
include
carbon
markets
and
pricing,
urban
mobility,
sustainable
landscape
management,
the
circular
economy
and
innovation
for
business
advantage.
With
over
40
speakers
already
confirmed,
the
Forum
will
welcome
some
of
the
leading
organisations
in
the
space.
Panellists
include
Achim
Steiner,
Undersecretary-­‐
General
of
the
UN
and
Executive
Director
of
UNEP;
Tine
Sundtoft,
Minister
of
Climate
and
Environment
of
Norway;
Manuel
Pulgar-­‐
Vidal,
Minister
of
Environment
of
Peru;
Maria
Helena
Semedo,
Deputy
Director
General,
Food
&
Agriculture
Organisation
UN
(FAO)
and
Ólafur
Ragnar
Grímsson,
President
of
Iceland.
Anna
Watson,
Head
of
Conference
Production
at
Climate
Action
said
‘I
am
thrilled
to
welcome
CRX
to
the
Sustainable
Innovation
Forum.
Their
leadership
on
climate
action
provides
inspiration
to
other
companies
wishing
to
take
decisive
measures
to
help
build
the
low
carbon
economy’.
Vinod
Kesava,
Co-­‐Founder
&
CEO
of
CRX
said
‘An
effective
climate
change
action
plan
calls
for
simplification
of
market
mechanisms
to
an
extent
where
both
developed
and
developing
countries
can
cooperate
in
reducing
global
emissions.
It
also
means
that
both
local
and
international
businesses
are
able
to
report
their
climate
accounting
accurately
and
transparently.
We
expect
that
COP
21
will
deliver
this
much
needed
change
for
the
betterment
of
humankind”
For
the
last
5
years
SIF
had
acted
as
a
platform
on
which
business
leaders
have
communicated
vision,
demonstrated
leadership
and
made
announcements
on
their
latest
sustainability
focused
initiatives.
CRX
is
proud
to
be
a
part
of
this
year’s
event!
Register
for
SIF15
here
and
join
us
in
Paris!
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Contact:
Anna
Batenkova
Operational
Director
-­‐
Business
Development
CRX
CarbonBank®
E:
anna.batenkova@climate-­‐resources.com
Anna
Watson
Head
of
Conference
Production
Climate
Action
E:
awatson@climateactionprogramme.org
Agnes
Gradzewicz
Head
of
Marketing
Climate
Action
E:
agnesg@climateactionprogramme.org