Global issues & trends
ICC Banking Commission and Clyde & Co launch report on the legal status of electronic bills of lading
The report considers whether the law in this area [...]
ICC Secretary General echoes global call for increased climate ambition
As the United Nations (UN) High-Level Political Forum takes place in New York, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO called on governments to step up their national climate plans by 2020.
ICC urges cement industry to seize opportunity to reduce emissions
The cement industry represents approximately 6% of global emissions.
ICC responds to draft US tariff act
ICC has issued the following statement in response to a recently leaked draft US Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act that would permit unilateral tariff hikes and abandon core principles of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
3 ways digitalisation is shaping the future of taxation
Digital transformations and technologies should be seen as an aid and not a hindrance to fair and efficient tax systems, argued participants at an international tax conference in Munich, Germany
John Denton, ICC Secretary General joins UN Global compact board
The United Nations (UN) Global Compact has announced that John W.H. Denton AO, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), has joined its Board as a new Member
G20 leaders must seize the opportunity for WTO reform, says ICC Secretary General
Mr Denton called on the leaders of G20 nations to seize French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent call to develop a new blueprint for WTO reform in time for the group’s meeting in Argentina at the end of the year.
In global trade gathering, business urges governments to play by the rules
In a clear show of support for the multilateral trading system, global business representatives today joined trade policymakers today at the WTO headquarters in Geneva to discuss future reform of the multilateral trading system.
Business commits to beat plastic pollution
ICC is marking World Environment Day by highlighting innovative companies around the world committed to banning plastic.
EU Member states must strengthen provisions on cross-border data flows, says ICC Secretary-General
In response to the European Commission’s proposed provisions for cross-border data flows in trade and investment agreements, ICC calls on EU member states to prevent digital protectionism.
The onus is on business to drive more inclusive trade
In his first speaking engagement as ICC Secretary General, Mr Denton put the onus on business to help drive transition to a more inclusive trading system.
Business turns to customs reform amid historic trade uncertainty
Common-sense reforms that make trading easier and faster can have a greater impact than removing every tariff in the world.