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ICC welcomes European Commission’s Green Claims Directive

ICC has welcomed a recently published European Commission proposal for a directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive), underscoring the EC’s commitment to combat greenwashing and misleading environmental claims.

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ICC prepares for 2023 Paris Arbitration Week

Paris Arbitration Week 2023 (PAW) gets underway on Monday 27 March, featuring unprecedented ICC representation in close to 20 PAW events.

Smallholder farmer support focus of 2023 Small Business Champions initiative

The 2023 edition of the Small Business Champions Initiative has been launched, with a goal to help smallholder farmers go global.

NALSAR University of Law wins ICC International Mediation Competition

The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) of Hyderabad, has become the first Indian university to win the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition. New York Law School, University of Auckland and University of Trento were Competition runner ups.

Guest blog: Third-party funding in international arbitration in the Middle East

Inji Fathalla, Counsel and member of Shahid Law’s International Business and Dispute Department, and Mohamed El Mahdy, Senior Associate and member of Shahid Law’s International Business and Dispute Department, analyse the state of play of third-party funding in arbitration in the Middle East.

Joint ICC, Google and ITC programme to support small businesses in the ASEAN region

The Digital Export Enablement Programme (DEEP) for ASEAN Small Businesses aims to support 1,000 micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the ASEAN region by equipping them with digital export-relevant skills.

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Guest blog: What’s on the horizon for mediation in 2023?

Oliver Carroll, Senior Associate in Dispute Resolution at international law firm Clifford Chance, looks ahead to what is in store for mediation in 2023.

New ICC Centre of Entrepreneurship in Georgia to support small businesses in the Caucasus region

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has today launched a new Centre of Entrepreneurship in Tbilisi, Georgia, to support the business environment for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the country and across the Central Asia and Caucasus region.

ICC Court celebrates 100 years looking to next century of dispute resolution leadership

To mark 100 years of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC has issued a declaration setting out a vision to lead dispute resolution for the next century.