29 October 2013, Quito, Ecuador - UNITAR, in collaboration with the Municipality of Quito, EKOS Corporation and the Institute of Technical Standards and Certifications hosted last week the Global Summit on Social Responsibility. The Summit which took place in Quito focused on the future and trends of social responsibility.It gathered more than 1200 national and international participants who came from the public and private sectors as well as from the academia and civil society.