Responsible business

Responsible business conduct can help companies advance their management systems, attract investors, better manage supply chains and retain employees. That’s why companies worldwide are increasingly aware that doing business with integrity is the right way to do business.

What people are looking for:

From sustainability efforts to good practices when it comes to marketing products and services, more and more businesses are bolstering their principles and policies relating to transparency, ethics and risk management – not just for legal compliance but as an integral element of good management.

Enterprises doing business with integrity are more likely to attract and retain motivated employees and attract investors who put their own reputation on the line. In contrast, companies who do not undertake efforts to do business responsibly can face long-lasting reputational and financial damage.

ICC is a pioneer in helping companies perform responsibly and offers an array of rules, tools and guidance to tailor approaches to supply chain responsibility, sustainability, anti-corruption efforts and principled advertising.

Climate action

Private sector innovation, investment and expertise will be vital if we are to successfully tackle climate change and promote sustainable and inclusive growth. We believe climate change is everyone’s business.

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Combatting corruption

Combatting corruption

ICC is committed to an efficiently functioning global economy characterized by free and fair competition. Corruption threatens the integrity of markets, undermines fair competition, distorts resource allocation, destroys public trust and undermines the rule of law.

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Corporate responsibility

Corporate responsibility

On behalf of global business, ICC is committed to promoting the role business can and should play in respecting human rights and encourages governments to engage with the business community to learn from the experiences of the private sector in dealing with human rights commitments.

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Marketing & advertising

Marketing & advertising

ICC provides guidance on the ever-changing landscape of modern marketing and advertising marketing and advertising issues, promoting effective self-regulation that is harmonized to best practice around the world.

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Private Sector For Refugees

Private Sector for Refugees (PS4R)

The “Private Sector for Refugees” initiative (PS4R) was launched in 2019 and brings together actors from the development finance, humanitarian, and business communities to help bridge the historical divide between humanitarian and development work on one side, and commercially-driven business operations on the other.

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ICC sustainability

Sustainability

Sustainability is no longer a luxury business investment. It is a core driver of business productivity and growth in the 21st Century.

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