London - economie, the international organisation dedicated to the education, promotion and development of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) worldwide, today announced a variety of updates to its conference, eco6. eco6 is economie's flagship annual conference aimed at raising global awareness and transform attitudes towards the fast growing economic movements of SRI and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

economie is offering delegates at eco6 the opportunity to offset their travel carbon emissions using a service from Noveris, a new company providing environmentally aware individuals and organisations the opportunity to carbon neutralise their activities (car use, air travel and life style).

The carbon credits used to carbon neutralise clients activities are those generated by the Floresteca plantations in which QUADRIS Environmental Investments invests on behalf of its shareholders. These credits differ from the credits offered by other providers of this service, in that they are Verified Emission Reductions that have been verified by the German quality assurance agency TÃœV in accordance with GHG 031 of the Kyoto Protocol.

In further news, economie has announced that it has brought on board a new sponsor to eco6, The Orange Sense Funds.

The Orange Sense Funds are specialised investment funds are with a clear goal: to deliver results above the benchmark. Demanding professional investors, such as pension funds and insurers, invest large amounts of money in the Orange funds. As most of the Orange funds are listed on the stock exchange, private investors can also benefit from specialist knowledge.

economie has also announced that it has teamed with the Swiss book seller Orell Füssli to offer eco6 delegates a wide range of books on SRI, CSR and related topics. Orell Füssli will have its own book shop set up within the eco6 exhibition space. Many of the books on offer will be authored by the speakers at eco6, so delegates may even have the chance to meet the author in person in Zurich.

economie has also announced that Kuno Spirig will be leading the eco6 breakout session: Auf Deutsch. Kuno Spirig is the managing director of Valde GmbH. He has a long career in consulting, project management and research activities in sustainability.

There are still several exhibition and sponsorship opportunities for companies who wish to profile their products and services to the international attendees, via the economie website. For further information, Gwyn Jones can be contacted on +41 44 586 7324 or gwyn@economie.co.uk.

About economie
Founded in 2005, economie is an international organisation devoted to creating international awareness and establishing social responsible investment and corporate social responsibility as the norm. Headquartered in London, economie is made up of international partners from 20 countries, including Australia, Argentina and Norway, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA.

At the heart of the organisation's ethos is the belief that much more can be achieved by working together than by standing apart. For more information, please visit www.economie.co.uk.

About eco6
On 9th and 10th October 2006, economie will be hosting its flagship event, eco6. eco6 seeks to bring together the world's leading SRI and CSR experts. The conference offers delegates the opportunity to meet, learn from and be inspired by passionate, creative individuals from all corners of the SRI and CSR community. For further information about eco6, please visit www.eco6.co.uk

For more information about exhibiting, please visit here:
http://06.economie.co.uk/exhibitors/index.htm or contact Brian Harrison Spence, below.

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