- Membership
Join CAIIA
CAIIA welcomes qualified individuals and legally constituted entities that support responsible investment cooperation and agree to uphold its Statutes, internal rules, Code of Conduct, and lawful decisions.
Admission is not automatic. CAIIA applies proportionate due diligence and may approve, defer, reject, suspend, or re-evaluate an application where material legal, integrity, conflict, human-rights, sanctions, or reputational concerns arise.
Membership and affiliation categories
- 01
Founding Members
Individuals or entities formally recorded in CAIIA’s founding instruments. Founding Members hold full voting
rights while they remain statutorily eligible.
- 02
Full Members
Eligible individuals or legal entities admitted with the right to attend and vote at the General Assembly, submit
institutional motions, nominate qualified candidates, stand for elected office subject to qualification, and
access approved corporate reports.
- 03
Associate Members
Individuals, enterprises, professional firms, small and medium-sized enterprises, or project sponsors
admitted to eligible programs without voting rights.
- 04
Honorary Members and Advisors
Distinguished individuals recognized for service, expertise, or contribution to the public interest. This status
does not carry voting rights unless the individual is separately admitted as a Full Member.
- 05
Strategic Partners
Embassies, investment promotion agencies, multilateral institutions, chambers of commerce, universities,
and think tanks working with CAIIA under written frameworks. Strategic partnership does not create corporate
membership or governing authority.
- 06
Knowledge and Technical Partners
Professional, research, legal, ESG, accounting, and sector institutions supporting approved programs or
vetted referral networks. This status carries no voting rights unless the institution is separately admitted as a
Full Member.
Eligibility
- Applicants must:
- Be at least 18 years old as an individual, or be a duly constituted legal entity
- Support CAIIA's mission and non-profit objectives
- Provide required identity, registration, authority, ownership, and commercial-background records
- Disclose relevant sectors, interests, risks, and conflicts
- Sign the required compliance declarations
- Follow CAIIA's Statutes, policies, Code of Conduct, and lawful resolutions
Corporate members act through one formally designated representative and must promptly notify CAIIA of
any change.
Member benefits
- Depending on membership category, eligibility, and program capacity, members may:
- Participate in approved forums, briefings, delegations, and training
- Receive selected market and policy information
- Access relevant member and professional networks
- Submit opportunities for preliminary review
- Seek project-readiness and post-investment support
- Contribute expertise to committees or programs
- Take part in CAIIA governance where voting rights apply
Benefits are subject to internal policies, confidentiality, capacity, due diligence, and any separately approved
program terms.
Responsibilities
- Every member must:
- Provide truthful and timely information
- Act lawfully and ethically
- Disclose conflicts of interest
- Preserve confidential and proprietary information
- Respect intellectual property and data-protection requirements
- Comply with anti-bribery, sanctions, responsible-investment, and safety rules
- Use CAIIA's name and logo only with written authorization
- Avoid suggesting state patronage, regulatory privilege, or guaranteed commercial success
Membership creates no equity, ownership, or property right in CAIIA’s assets.
Application process
01
Choose the category that best fits your role.
02
Submit the application and supporting records.
03
Complete identity, ownership, integrity, and conflict checks.
04
Respond to any request for clarification or additional documents.
05
Receive the formal decision and, if approved, complete onboarding and applicable fee arrangements.
Membership fees will be published only after formal approval by the General Assembly or authorized body.
Membership application form
- Applicant type Individual | Legal entity
- Requested category
- Full legal name
- Trading name, if any
- Registration number and jurisdiction
- Registered address
- Website
- Authorized representative
- Position
- Email and telephone
- Beneficial owners and controlling persons
- Principal business activities and sectors
- Countries of operation
- Reason for joining CAIIA
- Proposed contribution to CAIIA's mission
- Actual or potential conflicts of interest
- Litigation, sanctions, criminal, regulatory, insolvency, corruption, human-rights, or material reputational matters
- Supporting documents upload
- Compliance declarations and consent
