A group of business representatives from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has joined the first session of the Inter-governmental Panel on Biodiversity and Eco-System Services (IPBES) taking place in Bonn, Germany from 21-26 January, hosted by the Government of Germany.
The economic growth and societal opportunities effectuated by the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) bring new responsibilities that require the global cooperation of all stakeholders. This message was given by Tarek Kamel, Senior Advisor to the President and CEO of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), while speaking as a guest at the opening 2013 meeting of the ICC Commission on the Digital Economy.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Iohann Le Frapper, General Counsel Networks Group at Alcatel-Lucent, as a Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Corporate Responsibility and Anti-corruption.
Participants are encouraged to sign up early for the ICC World Trade Agenda Summit, taking place on 22 April 2013 in Doha, and be a part of history as business shapes concrete measures for helping to pull the global economy out of crisis.
On 28 January, the world will celebrate Data Protection Day/Data Privacy Day, which is intended to promote awareness of privacy and data protection, and presents an opportunity for individuals to increase their understanding of how to protect themselves and their data. In conjunction with Data Protection Day/Data Privacy Day, ICC has published comments on the European Union’s (EU) proposed General Data Protection Regulation issues relevant to future discussions to protect privacy, while allowing cross-border information to flow freely over the Internet.
With less than a month remaining until the annual ICC International Mediation Conference, in-house counsel are advised to secure their places for this event tailored specifically to their interests.
Piracy on the world’s seas has reached a five-year low, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) global piracy report revealed today. Worldwide figures were brought down by a huge reduction in Somali piracy, though East and West Africa remain the worst hit areas, with 150 attacks in 2012.
The ICC Institute of World Business Law is to bring its acclaimed Masterclass for Arbitrators to Hong Kong for the first time since its creation. Participants of the ICC Masterclass, 7-9 March 2013, will learn from some of the world’s leading practitioners and scholars on international commercial arbitration, a field that has flourished in Asia over the last decade.
It is with great sadness that ICC has learnt of the passing on 5 January of William J. Stibravy at the age of 96. Known affectionately as “Bill” to his countless friends in the ICC family worldwide, he worked tirelessly on behalf of world business during 27 years as ICC Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York until his retirement in 2008. A graduate of Columbia University and a US Army veteran of World War II, Mr Stibravy had a distinguished 40-year career in the US State Department – including several postings in Europe and Japan – before joining ICC.
ICC’s new Uniform Rules for Forfaiting (URF) came into effect on 1 January after more than three years of intensive drafting. The rules, which were approved at the last ICC Banking Commission meeting in Mexico City, will govern a market estimated at more than US$300 billion a year.
ICC World Chambers Federation’s (WCF) new leadership team took office this week, with a three-year mandate to strengthen the global network of chambers and to reinforce the role chambers play in their respective communities.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is pleased to announce the appointment of James Bacchus as Chair of the ICC Commission on Trade and Investment Policy. Mr Bacchus served as a founding member and Chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Living up to its reputation as an unparalleled networking and showcasing opportunity, ICC WCF 8th World Chambers Congress will feature more than 10,000 squared metres of exhibition space as well as an extended and enhanced B2B programme.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Lugard, Partner at Baker Botts, as the new Chair of the ICC Commission on Competition, and Anne Riley, Associate General Counsel at Shell International, as a one of its Vice-Chairs. Ms Riley will be working in close collaboration with existing Vice-Chair Michael Blechman, Special Counsel at Kaye Scholer.
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), is concerned that measures included within the newly introduced EU Tobacco Products Directive will result in a backwash of unintended negative consequences, undermining intellectual property (IP) rights and increasing the problem of counterfeiting throughout the EU.
ICC is encouraging governments to ratify an international treaty that proposes simplified authentication formalities to produce public documents abroad. ICC is also calling for expanded and modernized use of the treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Preparations for the 2013 Russia G20 Business Summit were initiated Wednesday in a meeting hosted by Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Mr. Shokhin, who has been designated by Russian President Vladimir Putin to to organize the Business Summit, was joined by over 50 Russian and international companies, the B20 Coalition of national business federations and key international business groups including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Organization of Employers (IOE), the World Economic Forum (WEF) and International Business Leaders Forum-Russia.
ICC has issued a new volume containing decisions rendered in expert proceedings under the ICC DOCDEX Rules over the last three years. The publication, ICC DOCDEX Decisions 2009-2012, is the third in a series containing decisions reached by ICC expert panels in Documentary Credit Dispute Resolution Expertise (DOCDEX) procedures. The decisions have become an important reference for practitioners eager to know how ICC banking rules apply in daily practice.
Countries should reduce discriminatory and burdensome taxes on telecommunications goods and services to help drive adoption and use of broadband, mobile and other services in the sector, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) says.
Throughout the two week climate conference in Doha, ICC highlighted business solutions that are addressing climate change. Many companies are reducing greenhouse gas emissions every day by deploying innovative technologies, processes, products, and services.