Global issues & trends
ICC’s open letter to climate ministers in advance of COP28
ICC has issued a vital message to climate ministers in a letter, urging them to show full determination and political will to build the conditions for success.
New partnership to boost global agriculture and sustainability
The ICC and the WFO have announced a new partnership to boost global agricultural development and sustainability.
Rise in maritime incidents and piracy reveals latest IMB report
Ninety-nine incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in the first nine months of 2023, an increase from 90 incidents for the same period in 2022.
ICC Chair appointed to WIPO advisory board to advance global innovation
ICC Chair Maria Fernanda Garza has been appointed to the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) Global Innovation Index (GII) Advisory Board
Guest blog: New strategies for nuclear power plant construction could cut delays, overruns
In the run-up to the 18th ICC New York Conference on International Arbitration, delve into the challenges and innovations shaping the nuclear power plant construction sector in the United States and worldwide.
Our B20 Summit takeaways
The Business 20 (B20) summit hosted by India, was under the theme of ‘RAISE’, an acronym for Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable and Equitable Businesses.
IMB records lowest level of Q1 piracy since 1993 in 2023 report
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has recorded the lowest level of reported global piracy and armed robbery incidents since 1993, but calls for continued vigilance and naval response in its first quarter piracy and armed robbery report for 2023, released today.
ICC 2023 Trade Report: A fragmenting world
The ICC 2023 Trade Report analyses the latest trends in trade and presents an outlook for the 2023 trade landscape. It examines different forms of economic fragmentation in fields including trade, digital economy, debt, payment systems and suggests that fragmentation is accelerating.
COP15: Ambitious Biodiversity Framework provides businesses with clear pathways for action, says ICC
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released a statement applauding the effort made by countries to overcome differences and to successfully adopt the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity which is deteriorating worldwide at rates unprecedented in human history.
COP27 leaves 1.5 goal on “life support” says ICC Secretary General
Following the conclusion of the COP27 climate summit, the International Chamber of Commerce has issued the following statement.
COP27: ICC reaffirms global business’ commitment to working towards a net zero future
Speaking at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, ICC Global Policy Director Andrew Wilson sent a strong message to climate ministers on the importance of successful outcomes at COP27.
COP27: New industry framework to measure sustainability of trade transactions
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published a pilot version of the first-ever industry framework to assess the sustainability performance of trade transactions