CEIP hubs to share investment opportunities

The Commonwealth Environmental Investment Platform (CEIP) was launched in London during Commonwealth Week in March this year. It is an alliance between the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Forbury Investment Network, associated with the UK law firm Clarkslegal. Its Chairman is Michael Sippit.

Roshan Motha with the Prince of Wales and Chairman of Commonwealth Business Council, Dr. Mohan Kaul.

The CEIP was launched in Colombo on November 15.

"The CEIP is managed in London by Forbury, and it has affiliated hubs in other countries, connecting with London and each other to share trade and investment opportunities in the environmental goods and services sector for the benefit of the Commonwealth and our planet," a CEIP spokesman said.

"We have so far set up hubs in Canada, London, Wales, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa (in Cape Town and Durban), the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka hub will also cover the Maldives, and is operated by Motha Capital Investments (MCI), a part of the GE Group," said Hub Operator Sri Lanka and the Maldives of the Commonwealth Environmental Investment Platform, Roshan Motha.

The MCI team leading this hub are Roshan Motha, Rohantha Athukorale and Tanya Goonewardene.

"Our objective is to build hubs in as many Commonwealth countries as possible, to create a truly global community of businesses with interest in the environment, making the best possible use of the connections and trade advantages of the Commonwealth. Such advantages include our historic business and cultural ties, our common language and our legal framework which facilitates business," said Motha.

According to him, the hubs will link businesses, investors, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders not only in their national markets but also across Commonwealth member nations and other countries.

Motha Capital Investments(MCI) will present an initiative by the Carbon Consultancy Company (CCC) to set up a biodiversity corridor between the two large remnant rainforest patches, as the inaugural project.