Sustainable business

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Global Export Finance Committee’s Sustainability Working Group (ICC-SWG) has commissioned International Financial Consulting Ltd. and Acre Impact Capital to develop a white paper, to be published in June 2021.

As the United Nations’ (UN) “Decade of Action” for water begins this year, the role of business in the responsible stewardship of our most vital natural resource is most important than ever. Read our statement on water and business.

Two years after that landmark moment when the Paris Agreement was adopted at COP21, the climate spotlight is once again turned towards the French capital for President Macron’s One Planet Summit.

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.

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.

The third annual Business and Climate Summit—the leading forum for business leaders, investors and policymakers on climate action—is taking place from 31 August to 1 September this year in New Delhi, India. The Summit aims to showcase business leadership in addressing climate change and highlight how business can help governments achieve climate objectives.

Non-state actors like businesses are essential to meeting the ambitious goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. A panel discussion at the recent ECOCITY World Summit in Melbourne, Australia explained why.

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce has released the names in the winners circle for its coveted Mohammad bin al Rachid Maktoum business awards, in front of a packed house of high-level ministers, business executives and diplomatic officials at the Almaza Ballroom in the Monarch Dubai.