Advocate
CMIA ensures the strong representation of the progressive business voice in climate change policy formulation. We are an expert and objective resource for policy makers who want to know what policies business needs to invest in climate change mitigation and adaptation. We work with various stakeholder groups to ensure the environmental integrity, robustness and permanence of the carbon markets.
- We participate in international negotiations and national level policy debates to ensure that policies support private sector investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- We liaise with media outlets from international broadsheets to trade publications in promoting efficient market solutions to climate change, dispelling myths about the carbon markets.
- Through our Working Groups, we facilitate agreement among industry players around policy positions on key issues, leveraging the numbers and expertise of our membership toward effectively influencing policy to reflect these positions.
Facilitate
CMIA increases the profile and strengthens the contacts of its members within the carbon space and with select external stakeholder groups. We also facilitate business opportunities among them.
- From major conferences to small group drinks, we provide a variety of opportunities for our members to build relationships with key contacts.
- Our interactive Working Group discussion fora enable members to discuss with their peers policy issues which impact on their business.
- Our website and other online communications provide a space for disseminating news on various types of opportunities from commercial leads to media exposure.
Educate
Based on the unparalleled depth of experience of our membership in the carbon markets, CMIA’s position papers provide practical policy options for maximizing private sector participation in combating global warming. Through these, regular updates, and facilitated exchanges between members, we enable learning about issues and latest developments in the carbon markets. As we mature, CMIA aims to be a thought leader in the carbon space.