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ICC Court releases full statistical report for 2017
ICC Dispute Resolution in 2021: Our year in review

We’re wrapping up another ground-breaking year in dispute resolution with a look back at our key achievements – from being named the world’s preferred arbitral institution to taking new diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Making business work in 2021

We’re concluding our year with a round-up of key achievements on behalf of 45 million businesses in over 100 countries. From helping businesses weather the COVID-19 crisis to preparing a resilient rebuild, we’ve had a busy year making business work for everyone, every day, everywhere.

Claudia Salomon ICC wins Best Development in International Arbitration Award
Brooke Marshall wins 2021 ICC Institute Prize

The ICC Institute of World Business Law awarded the 2021 ICC Institute Prize to Brooke Marshall on 29 November for her thesis on “Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses”.

Pfizer, AXA and Xiaomi named Corporate Startup Stars 2021

Fifty companies from all over the world have been named winners in the 2021 Corporate Startup Stars awards with Pfizer, AXA and Xiaomi taking first, second and third places respectively.

technology, data, digital
ICC forms Legal Reform Advisory Board to support digital standards initiative

ICC has today announced the formation of a new Legal Reform Advisory Board (LRAB) to support the legal harmonisation efforts of the ICC Digital Standards Initiative.

3 takeaways from the Internet Governance Forum 2021

The 16th Internet Governance Forum brought together over 10,000 participants online and in person in Katowice, Poland from 6-10 December. For the event, ICC convened business representatives from across the globe to ensure the private sector’s experience and shared views were heard.

World Trade Organization negotiations on the trade-related aspects of e-commerce
ICC welcomes progress on e-commerce at the WTO

ICC has welcomed a statement made today by the Trade Ministers of Australia, Japan and Singapore announcing significant progress in the ongoing e-commerce negotiations within the World Trade Organization.

Trade rules slowing transition to circular economy, says ICC report

A major independent report published today by ICC spotlights the need for a significant overhaul of global trade rules if governments are to meet their stated aim of accelerating the adoption of circular business models.

Paul Mitchell appointed first business representative chair of Internet governance advisory group

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Paul Mitchell, a member of the business community and former Senior Director, Technology Policy and Internet Governance at Microsoft, to Chair the 2022 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG).