Five chambers win top honours at 2017 World Chamber Competition
Winners of the World Chambers Competition were announced during the concluding gala dinner of the 10th World Chambers Congress on 21 September in Sydney.
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Six highlights from the final day of #10WCC
The 10th World Chambers Congress concluded in Sydney today. The last day featured plenary sessions on leadership, the world of tomorrow and the 4th industrial revolution as well as an entertainment-filled gala dinner and the announcement of the 2017 World Chambers Competition winners.
Celebrate International Day of Peace: Nominate a candidate for the Oslo Business for Peace Award
As partners of the Oslo-based Business for Peace Foundation, the International Chambers of Commerce, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Global Compact (UNGC), are now seeking candidates for the 2018 Oslo Business for Peace Awards.
3 highlights from Day 2 of the World Chambers Congress
It’s Day Two of the World Chambers Congress and discussion has ranged from sustainability and workplace diversity to SME finance and media trust.
ICC BASCAP calls for end to use of properties for trade in counterfeit and pirated goods
A new paper from Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), reports on the role that landlords and property owners can play as intermediaries in the counterfeit or pirated goods supply chain if they lease their premises to those involved in trademark counterfeiting, copyright piracy or other forms of illicit trade.
5 highlights from opening day of the 10th World Chambers Congress
The 10th World Chambers Congress got underway in Sydney, Australia today bringing together over 1,000 chamber and business leaders from 100 countries for discussion on some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
ICC Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal to attend Heads of State lunch at the United Nations
UN Secretary General extends rare honour to ICC as the first private-sector organisation accorded permanent Observer status at the UN General Assembly.
New report proposes step-change in sustainability business metrics to safeguard global security
The Earth Security Report 2017 was launched today, providing a roadmap for global business to align its growth to the demands for social inclusion and environmental security that are defining the countries in which they operate.
ICC takes Global Goals Week down under to Sydney
Global Goals Week takes place from 18-24 September during the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. But 10,000 miles away in Sydney, Australia, the 10th World Chambers Congress is making sure that participants get to be part of the Global Goals Week action too.
Three takeaways from the 2017 Business and Climate Summit
The latest Business and Climate Summit in New Delhi was historic in several ways.