About the awards Topics Previous awards News stories Links Millennium development goals IBLF UNDP ICC Home Contact & media Brochures World Business and Development Awards Rio+20 must promote green growth, says ICC Chairman Paris, 2 February 2012 ICC Chairman Gerard Worms on Tuesday told conference attendees that private sector engagement can help make the upcoming ‘Rio+20’ conference in Brazil a launching ground for widespread global action in support of sustainability and green growth. World Business and Development Awards open call for business contributions to sustainable, inclusive development London, Paris, New York, 2 February 2012  The World Business and Development Awards today launched a call for nominations for successful business initiatives that are in line with the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. Business encouraged by first draft Rio+20 outcome document New York, 26 January 2012  Welcoming the prominent role of business in the latest draft outcome document for this June’s UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Business Action for Sustainable Development 2012 stressed that private sector engagement in policy development and implementation is critical to advance global partnerships for sustainable development Climate talks mark a step forward, but enhanced private sector collaboration is needed Durban, 12 December 2011   ICC congratulates the South African presidency for leading the efforts in concluding the 17th conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and welcomes the decision to negotiate a new and inclusive legal agreement on climate change by 2015, which will take effect by 2020. Durban Business Day calls for climate protection Durban, South Africa, 8 December 2011   Business has called on the international community to agree on a legally binding deal on climate change stressing that a clear commitment would trigger a massive surge of global investments. This was the common view among business leaders from all sectors at the Durban Global Business Day on 5 December. President Jacob Zuma launches Durban Global Business Day Durban, 2 December 2011   On Sunday President Jacob Zuma will launch Durban Global Business Day at a reception dinner to be hosted by Cynthia Carroll, CEO, Anglo American. The fifth annual Global Business Day will address the business approach to meeting the climate change challenge Business calls on governments to set policies that accelerate progress toward a green economy Geneva, Paris, New York, 8 November 2011   The Business Action for Sustainable Development 2012 (BASD) has submitted the formal Business and Industry input to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the convener of the upcoming Rio+20 Conference. BASD announces new chair Paris, 9 August, 2011  As BASD chair, Mr Gopalakrishnan will coordinate member activities in preparation for Rio+20 and officially represent BASD in the UN negotiation process and related events leading up to the formal Rio+20 conference. Most popular ICC articles ICC Archives IBLF UNDP 2010 WBDA Awards Court of Arbitration Bookstore Policy Events Institute WCF ATA CCS   Copyright 2012 International Chamber of Commerce Copyright, trademark and privacy notice RSS