Juan Elvira, Minister of the Environment, Mexico (right) and Carlos Busquets, Deputy Director, ICC Department of Policy and Business Practices, speaking at a media conference in Rio de Janeiro on the G20/B20 outcomes and Rio+20
“The world economy is experiencing the worst crisis of the last 60 years, with growth falling in many regions, unemployment rising, multilateral talks stalled and protectionist measures proliferating”, said Jean-Guy Carrier, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the world business organization.
Business and industry representatives are increasingly concerned with the slow pace of negotiations reported during the first week of Rio+20 meetings in Brazil, with little change on previously held positions.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) presented policy priorities on behalf of global business on the eve of this year’s Summit of G20 leaders in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Green economy and sustainable development require immediate action, says private sector
Short term action is critical for long term investment, cooperation and implementation
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted the “Creativity 4 Innovation Forum” on 13 June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event, held on the sidelines of the United Nations Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, was open to the public and brought together a mix of speakers from senior corporate executives, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials, media and other stakeholder groups.
Trade documentation specialists, from chambers of commerce from more than 20 countries, set in motion a series of global initiatives and projects during their recent meeting on 6 June in Paris, reinforcing their central role in helping business do international trade.
The Economic Sanctions in the Global Economy Conference, organized under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Institute of World Business Law, provides a unique public-private forum to discuss the extraterritorial application of economic sanctions and issues such as how judges and arbitrators are expected to adjudicate a claim against non-performance triggered by foreign economic sanctions. The conference will take place in Paris on 25 June 2012.
ICC is among four dispute resolution providers invited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to administer disputes arising from applications made for new Internet generic Top-Level Domain Names (“gTLD”), a shift that will see a dramatic increase in the existing number of domain name endings currently available.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Institute of World Business Law will once again be offering its annual opportunity for PIDA training on international commercial arbitration in Paris from 24 to 27 September 2012.
France 24 television on Tuesday morning featured an interview with ICC Secretary General Jean-Guy Carrier, who spoke about what business wants to see come out of the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico later this month.
We represent thousands of companies and workers in Europe’s innovative, manufacturing and creative sectors and we believe that Europe needs the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to support economic growth and jobs.
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) received the 2012 Highly Commended Award in the Association category at the 14th annual Global Anti-Counterfeiting (GAC) Awards ceremony on today’s World Anti-Counterfeiting Day in Paris.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on Tuesday launched the ICC G20 Business Scorecard, measuring progress on the G20’s response to business recommendations, at a consultation between government officials and business leaders on the outlook for the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico (18-19 June 2012).
New report links ACTA to potential economic growth of €50 billion and 960,000 new jobs in EU
An ICC side event, held during discussions of the World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Patents, used case studies from a Turkish university as well as Brazilian and German industry to demonstrate how the patent system works to support research and development, technology transactions and innovation.
The World Chambers Congress featured among the case studies explored at IMEX 2012, the world's leading worldwide exhibition for meetings, incentive travel and events.
The ICC Institute of World Business Law will hold its annual four-day training programme on international contracts, entitled “International Contracts: Negotiating and drafting key clauses, dispute resolution, different cultural and legal approaches”, from 11-14 June in Paris.
ICC BASIS members actively participated in the post- UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) activities, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 14-18 May. The week included the WSIS action lines Forum, open consultation for the preparations of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and meetings of the IGF multistakeholder advisory group (MAG) as well as a consultation on ‘enhanced cooperation’ convened by the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). All of these dialogues are important to the success of the WSIS and its outcome.
Internet access can empower the marginalized and improve the lives of millions of people – but governments must work with business and other stakeholders to put the necessary conditions in place, Subramanian Ramadorai, Chair of ICC Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS), said during the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) today.