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  • 13 November 2026
  • News

ICC urges COP31 to put private investment at the centre of climate finance delivery

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today called on governments at COP31 to broaden climate finance discussions beyond public funding commitments, with an actionable agenda to scale private investment in clean energy, electrification and climate resilience. Marking Finance and Trade Day, ICC urged governments to prioritise regulatory reform, greater use of catalytic instruments by multilateral development banks and the development of credible carbon markets.

  • 12 November 2026
  • Podcast

How can coalitions turn WTO stalemate into progress?

With multilateral trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) at an impasse, plurilateral agreements offer a practical way forward. In this episode of Trading Thoughts, ICC's Head of Trade Valerie Picard invites trade policy specialist George Riddell to explore what plurilateral agreements are, why they are gaining momentum and what they could mean for the future of international trade cooperation.

  • 11 November 2026
  • News

Competition law and the climate transition in small and insular economies

Small and insular economies are among the most exposed to climate change, yet their narrow markets often cannot sustain climate investment without cooperation or consolidation. This policy paper by ICC and the Institute for Small Markets in Law and Economics (ISLE) explores how competition law can support the climate transition in these economies – proposing six principles and a practical checklist to help authorities and businesses support climate action while keeping markets competitive.

  • 9 November 2026
  • News

ICC delivers Business and Industry NGOs opening statement at COP31

Speaking on behalf of the Business and Industry NGOs (BINGO) constituency, ICC delivered the business community’s statement at the joint opening plenary of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. ICC reaffirmed business's commitment to the Paris Agreement, while urging Parties to match it with clear direction, policy certain and a robust implementation package that works for the real economy.

  • 9 November 2026
  • Principles

ICC Principles for the Age of Electrification

Clean power is growing fast, but cheap renewables alone won’t deliver the energy transition. Grids, efficiency, flexibility, investment and skills must now keep up as demand for electricity surges. ICC’s 10 Principles for the Age of Electrification provide a business perspective on the age of electrification. It sets out how governments can create the conditions for secure, affordable and competitive energy systems that strengthen economies and cut emissions.

  • 9 November 2026
  • News

Expert panel launches plan for product carbon ledgers to make carbon performance visible

Governments are starting to tax the carbon in imported products, yet there is still no common way to track it as it passes along supply chains. A new framework from an expert panel, convened by ICC and Carbon Measures, would let companies account for carbon the way costs are accounted for – enabling figures to be passed on with the goods.

  • 9 November 2026
  • News

ICC and Shanghai Municipal Government sign agreement establishing case management presence

ICC has announced plans to further expand its global network and open a case management office of the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC Court) in the Chinese mainland, bringing ICC Dispute Resolution Services closer to regional users and supporting Shanghai’s development as an international arbitration hub.

  • 6 November 2026
  • News

ICC wins international innovation award for ATA digitalisation

ICC’s digital ATA Carnet system (eATA) has won the Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI) international innovation award for advancing digital trade facilitation as the global ATA Carnet system moves closer to full digitalisation.

  • 4 November 2026
  • Report

ICC Global Trade Intelligence Report 2026

The ICC Global Trade Intelligence Report is the leading industry benchmark and analytical resource for trade finance, providing banks, regulators and market participants with robust data and insights on the performance and resilience of trade finance products.

  • 4 November 2026
  • Report

Connecting SMEs to climate finance: closing the US$1.1 trillion SME climate finance gap

An estimated 46 million SMEs are ready, willing and able to invest in climate action, but need US$1.1 trillion in outside finance over the next 12 months. Yet only one in a hundred received green finance last year. Published ahead of COP31, this ICC-Sage report, based on a survey of 8,500 SMEs in 17 markets, shows where the link between capital and small businesses breaks, and sets out three levers to help repair it.

  • 2 November 2026
  • News

ICC calls on climate ministers ahead of COP31 to set the conditions for business to deliver

In an open letter ahead of COP31 in Antalya, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO calls on governments to put economic strategy at the centre of climate ambition and lay the groundwork for a delivery plan. The letter sets out three priorities: accelerating the clean energy transition through electrification and energy efficiency, making adaptation a political and economic priority and setting a new climate finance trajectory that mobilises private capital at scale. Business, ICC argues, must be at the table as a co-architect of solutions.

  • 29 October 2026
  • News

Business calls on COP17 to turn nature pledges into clear policies and investable action

In a statement delivered on behalf of business at the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP17, ICC urged negotiators to move from commitments to action. Businesses increasingly recognise nature loss as a material economic risk and are increasingly integrating nature in core decision-making processes, but scaling up business action requires clear policy signals, credible implementation pathways and investable outcomes. As the first global review of collective progress, COP17 is also an opportunity to enable business action at scale to meet the ambition of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

  • 22 October 2026
  • Report

Chamber Pulse 2026 

Drawing on responses from more than 350 chambers across more than 110 economies representing 90% of global GDP, the 2026 ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) Chamber Pulse presents the insights of the Global Economic Survey, the world's largest survey of chambers of commerce. The 2026 findings reveal how businesses are navigating rising geopolitical tensions, trade uncertainty and inflationary pressures, while accelerating their adoption of artificial intelligence. 

  • 21 October 2026
  • News

Electronic Bill of Lading adoption grows as focus shifts to interoperability  

Joint statement on the results of the 2026 global survey on electronic Bills of Lading (eBL) by the FIT Alliance, co-founded by ICC, BIMCO, DCSA, FIATA and Swift. Conducted in partnership with Shanghai Maritime University and the Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI), the survey finds that the majority of respondents now use eBLs in some capacity and identifies interoperability as the defining challenge of the next phase of adoption.