Business Associations benefits

ICC has two main activities in the field of policy and business practices: rules-writing, and policy advocacy.

Because its member companies and associations are themselves engaged in international business, ICC has unrivalled authority in making rules that govern the conduct of business across borders. Although these rules (such as Incoterms® and the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits™) are voluntary, they are observed in countless thousands of transactions every day and have become part of the fabric of international trade.

ICC engages actively in policy advocacy on topical issues of concern to its members. Its privileged links with major intergovernmental organizations, including the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and the World Trade Organization allow ICC to effectively represent the interests of its members in intergovernmental fora.

How ICC can work for you

• Be part of a unique worldwide and multisectoral forum of corporate experts, where global business collectively develops voluntary rules-based products for business use, and provides input into intergovernmental discussions and negotiations.
• Influence the shaping of ICC policy recommendations, rules and codes.
• Strengthen international coordination of business messages vis-à-vis governmental and intergovernmental interlocutors, avoid overlaps and duplication, identify cross-cutting issues and approach them from a horizontal business perspective.
• Broaden the reach of your organization’s policy advocacy, strengthen your international influence, and work with like-minded business representatives from all over the world on global issues of mutual interest.
• Provide input into intergovernmental processes through ICC’s top-level consultative status with the United Nations and long-standing working relationship with key intergovernmental organizations.
• Obtain the latest intelligence and private sector perspectives on key global policy issues for world business.
• Network with key players in business and intergovernmental organizations.
• Have opportunities to participate in key ICC events and ICC delegations to intergovernmental organizations.