- Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Project
- Best Small Business Project
- Best International Project
- Best Unconventional Project

Best Corporate Social Responsibility Project

Ozimek

In an interdependent economic system, a global economic crisis leads to deterioration to some extent in each country’s economy. Prior to the 2009 crisis, Turkey’s unemployment problem needed significant care, yet after the crisis unemployment became a deeper problem that should be resolved to support vulnerable sectors. The main objectives of the project are the preservation, the development and the increase of the employment by enabling individuals to benefit from vocational and technical education institutions.

"As Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, we honored by the appreciation for our OZIMEK Project with the Best Corporate Social Responsibility Project Award. It was a pleasure for us to compete among the highly valuable projects of other finalists. We are happy to share our know-how and expertise in this project with other Chambers and would like to maintain our communication, which is an essential objective of this platform. Thanks to the encouragement and motivation, we will commit ourselves to develop further projects to serve our region in the most efficient way as well as to ensure rise of the volume in global trade and business. We are looking forward to the World Chambers Congress 2013."

Dr. Murat Yalçıntaş, President of the Executive Board, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce

Finalists

Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Turkey
Presentation

American Chamber of Commerce of Peru, Peru
Presentation

Bogota Chamber of Commerce, Colombia
Presentation

National Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism of Chile, Chile
Presentation

Full Project

Presentation

Best Small Business Project

Online Growth Program

The Online Growth Program is a comprehensive, educational and coaching program designed to help small business go online, improve their web presence and e-business capability. The program specifically assists small business owners, regardless of industry focus, across NSW and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in both rural and urban areas, to develop and implement practical action plans for successful online operations.

"NSW Business Chamber has been proud to help Australian small businesses improve their online capability by delivering the Online Growth Program. Sharing our project with other Chambers from around the world at this year’s Congress is a huge honour and allows us to demonstrate that by providing the right information, support and advice, the Chamber movement can really make a difference in supporting the prosperity and growth of the Australian business community."

Paula Martin, General Manager, NSW Business Chamber

Finalists

CCI Saint Etienne/Montbrison, France
Presentation

Choloma Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Honduras
Presentation

Medellin-Antioquia Chamber of Commerce, Colombia
Presentation

Lima Chamber of Commerce, Peru
Presentation

Full Project

Presentation

Best International Project

"Recover Canterbury" - The role of a Chamber of Commerce when disaster strikes

Within just a few hours of the 2010 September 4 earthquake, the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce (the Employers’ Chamber) was mobilized to operate as a key reference point for the region’s businesses. This project demonstrates the unique and vital role a Chamber of Commerce can play in an overall goal of protecting and enhancing the business community. This program has shown that the valuable relationships formed before the disaster enabled the chamber to respond rapidly, sensibly and creatively.

"The Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce has been an active and critical player in optimising Business outcomes in the devastating Christchurch Earthquakes. The Chamber has developed a series of templates, systems and processes which have application for any Chamber worldwide, in the context of any major disaster. We are very willing to share these with all members of the International Chamber family. "

Finalists

Davao City Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc, Philippines
Presentation

Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Germany
Presentation

Izmir Chamber of Commerce, Turkey
Presentation

Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, Canada
Presentation

Full Project

Presentation

Best Unconventional Project

"Funny Money"

The Chamber believes that it is a paramount role of our organizations to instill in the next generation of National and International Global Leaders strong financial literacy values. Since its inception in 2005, the program has been presented to over 400,000 high school aged children across Canada. It speaks to the students on recognizing the amount of money they have flowing into and out of their lives, to the nature of debt management and to the fact that putting small bits of money away will lead them to a path of financial security for the rest of their lives.

"It was a great privilege to simply be nominated as one of the world finalists along with such great Chamber programs from all over the globe, to have the judges select our “Funny Money” program as the world’s best, is just way over the top. We are now getting ready to launch our program internationally, thanks to the World Chambers Federation, maybe we will affect global change with the power of the Chamber network. Thank you for this incredible and distinguished honour."

Finalists

Danish Chamber of Commerce, Danemark
Presentation

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bangladesh
Presentation

Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry, South Korea
Presentation

Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Germany
Presentation

Full Project

Presentation