Business disappointed by failure to secure global plastics treaty
The International Chamber of Commerce has issued the following statement at the conclusion of the latest round of intergovernmental negotiations on a proposed UN plastics treaty:
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ICC statement urges action to secure UN plastics treaty
At the mid-point of the ongoing UN plastics treaty negotiations in Geneva, the International Chamber of Commerce has issued the following statement:
Global business mobilised to seize historic opportunity to end plastic pollution
On behalf of global business, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) stressed the urgent need to conclude an effective and workable agreement on plastic pollution at the opening plenary of the second part of the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2). The negotiations resumed in Geneva, Switzerland, after parties failed to agree on a legally binding global plastics treaty in December 2024.
ICC joins Business Call to Action to accelerate global cooperation for our oceans
In a joint Business Call to Action more than 80 businesses and supporting organisations from 25 countries, including 55 businesses representing over €600 billion in turnover and 2 million employees, urged both private and public decisions-makers to strengthen global cooperation and accelerate action to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.
ICC INC-5 closing statement
ICC's closing plenary statement delivered to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea
Business priorities for an effective international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has called on governments to secure an ambitious, workable, effective and inclusive agreement at the last negotiating round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan – one that rallies all actors of society, including the business community, in the collective charge to end plastic pollution and that sets the frame and direction for accelerated business action.
Circular material flows for research and innovation
This policy brief takes a deep dive into the potential of the circular economy and the role of innovation in waste management with a focus on challenges in shipping waste for research purposes. It includes case studies that demonstrate how current laws and regulations impact company investments in circular innovations.
Preliminary business recommendations for an ambitious UN instrument to end plastic pollution
This paper sets out ICC’s business recommendations for the development of an ambitious, effective and workable legally binding instrument (LBI) to end plastic pollution, as an Ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group is meeting in Dakar from 29 May to 1 June 2022 to start the work on this issue.
