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. ICC also applauds the substantive decisions taken on several key elements of the Cancun Agreements, in particular those relating to market approaches, technology and adaptation.
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.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) initiative on business action to stop counterfeiting and piracy (BASCAP) today launched a Russian version of its Intellectual Property Guidelines for Business that help businesses manage copyright and branded materials and deter trade in counterfeit and pirate goods.
Featuring speakers from Shell, Chartis, GE Oil & Gas, SGS, QDVC and Telefonica, ICC’s 3rd International Mediation Conference will provide practical tools and strategies for businesses to surmount obstacles to effective mediations and lasting settlements.
Claire Debourg of France is the laureate of the third ICC Institute Prize for her thesis Conflicting decisions in international arbitration (Les contrariétés de décisions dans l'arbitrage international), the ICC Institute of World Business Law announced at a ceremony yesterday in Paris following its annual meeting.
ICC has published a Spanish version of its Rules on Combating Corruption that delineate measures companies should take to prevent corruption, including strong measures to end bribery and extortion.
A Spanish version of the ICC-WIPO publication Making intellectual property work for business was launched yesterday during the Latin American Association of Exporters and Services (ALES) meeting at the Bogota Chamber of Commerce in Colombia.
Following the signature of its renewed Memorandum of Understanding with the World Customs Organization (WCO) on 27 June 2011, ICC took part in the WCO World Customs and Trade Forum held in Guangzhou, China on 24-25 November. ICC was invited to be the keynote speaker during a session devoted to customs-trade partnerships and the importance of open debate in fostering knowledge.
The below Letter to the Editor, co-signed by the Chair of the ICC Commission on Taxation, appeared in print and online editions of the Financial Times today.
London A Financial Times editorial says the issues driving anti-globalization protesters remain both popular and real, though their fury has subsided. Meanwhile, globalization itself remains an economic reality, even if the growth of world trade has slowed and investment flow are down, the business newspa
At a post-G20 Summit event, organized on the occasion of ICC Finland’s annual general meeting, Jean-Guy Carrier, ICC Secretary General, told participants that protectionism was the wrong medicine for the global economy during this time of crisis.
ICC has released the fourth issue of the G20 Executive Brief, a newsletter aimed at keeping the organization’s international network and the business community informed following this year’s G20 Summit, 3-4 November in Cannes.
Chamber leaders from around the world helped the Limburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry select their “All Star Innovation Hero”, an award presented yesterday during the Creativity World Forum held in Hasselt, Belgium, 16-17 November 2011.
The judging panel of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award 2011 has awarded ICC’s very own Hannah Tuempel, Manager of the ICC International Centre for ADR with an exceptional honourable mention.
The world economic climate has worsened in the fourth quarter, as indicated by increasingly negative expectations from economic experts, according to the World Economic Survey (WES), published today by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Munich-based Institute for Economic Research (Ifo).
In response to the Australian Senate’s approval of the plain packaging bill, the International Chamber of Commerce’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) group expressed its concerns over the legislation and its far-reaching impacts on the rights of trademark owners and intellectual property rights in general.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) presented two business awards honouring free enterprise at the annual Junior Chamber International (JCI) World Congress, which took place in Brussels, Belgium from 1-5 November.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – the world business organization – is urging G20 governments to put trade and investment at the heart of their Action Plan for Growth and Jobs in response to the outcomes of the Cannes G20 Summit.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), along with its partners including MEDEF (French business confederation) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), yesterday concluded an intensive two days of meetings in Cannes, France, for the G20 Business Summit (B20).
Commercial Crime Services (CCS), ICC's crime fighting unit, has learned of a recent spate of cyber attacks aimed at the databases of a major US bank. CCS is warning individuals and bank account holders to take all the necessary precautions to protect themselves, as threats of this nature continue to plague financial institutions and their customers.