30 Jun 2025
From 16–19 June, #WeAreICC Week brought together over 200 ICC representatives and leaders from 85 countries in Paris for a dynamic series of strategy and governance meetings. Highlights included the annual meeting of the ICC World Council, chaired by Philippe Varin, and a gathering of the ICC Executive Board.
🌍 We are ICC Week
Global Priorities, Local Impact: What You Need to Know and How to Engage
From 16–19 June, #WeAreICC Week brought together over 200 ICC representatives and leaders from 85 countries in Paris for a dynamic series of strategy and governance meetings. Highlights included the annual meeting of the ICC World Council, chaired by Philippe Varin, and a gathering of the ICC Executive Board.
The Council approved four new Executive Board appointments, five term renewals, and a second term for World Chambers Federation Chair Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. The meeting also welcomed the creation of four new ICC national committees (DR Congo, Mongolia, Venezuela, and North Macedonia), alongside new direct members from El Salvador, Ethiopia, Honduras, Malawi, Senegal, Tanzania, and Yemen.
At the heart of the week were presentations from ICC’s global workstreams—from climate, tax, and digital trade to dispute resolution, customs, and food systems—highlighting key policy priorities and opportunities for member engagement in the months ahead. Each commission and initiative outlined practical tools, global milestones, and open invitations for companies, experts, and national committees to get involved.
Below, you’ll find short summaries of each workstream, including key takeaways and concrete ways to contribute. Whether your interest lies in sustainable finance, model contracts, or cross-border digitalisation, now is the time to shape the agenda.
🌱 Driving Climate and Environmental Action: ICC’s Energy & Environment Workstream
Accelerating the Green Transition with Business at the Table
During the #WeAreICC week, the Energy and Environment workstream outlined a bold vision for private sector engagement on climate and sustainability issues ahead of COP30 and beyond.
Structured around three pillars—climate action, sustainable trade, and environmental responsibility—the ICC Global Commission is actively aligning business advocacy with the goals of the Paris Agreement, while providing practical tools and platforms for companies worldwide.
🔹 Key Updates:
Following COP29, ICC welcomed the Baku Climate Unity Pact and is now leveraging the Baku to Belém Roadmap to scale up private investment toward the new climate finance targets ($1.3 trillion/year by 2035).
For COP30, ICC will lead business input into negotiations on finance, adaptation, carbon markets (Article 6), and just transition.
ICC’s new global campaign will mark 10 years since the Paris Agreement and highlight business commitments to climate goals.
On plastics, ICC remains a strong advocate in the UN Plastics Treaty process (INC-5.2), calling for practical, business-informed approaches and regulatory clarity.
🔹 Cross-Cutting Initiatives:
ICC is expanding its Principles for Sustainable Trade Finance, with recent endorsements by major global banks, including the Dutch ING Bank, and continued development of social and green trade finance standards.
Efforts continue to shape high-integrity voluntary carbon markets and broaden collaboration on sustainability-linked supply chain finance.
🔹 Opportunities to Engage:
Nominate experts to ICC working groups (plastics, climate finance, trade).
Encourage banks and members to endorse ICC’s Sustainable Trade Principles.
Share national insights on regulatory barriers or incentives to climate investment.
Prepare for COP30 participation, especially via ICC’s dedicated Blue Zone space or engagement aboard the ICC-hosted ship in Belém.
Together, we can make climate and environmental action everyone’s business.
⚖️ Commercial Law and Practice Commission
🚛 Revitalizing Global Trade: ICC’s Trade and Customs Commission
🌐 A Decade of Impact: The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
💻 Accelerating Digital Trade: Progress and Priorities from the ICC Digital Standards Initiative
💼 Driving Business Voice in the Evolving Global Tax Landscape
🛡️ Upholding Business Integrity in Uncertain Times
🏦 Scaling Up Trade Finance: ICC’s Banking Commission Sets the Agenda
🌾Unlocking Sustainable Growth: ICC’s Agri-Food Initiative Sets a New Course for Food Systems
⚖️ Dispute Resolution at the Core of Global Business Confidence