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Fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly
End plastic pollution
ICC applauded the landmark decision at the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA5.2) to develop an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) to end plastic pollution.
New leadership of the ICC Swiss Commission on Arbitration and ADR as of 20 February 2023
Urs Weber-Stecher will resign as President of the ICC Swiss Commission of Arbitration and ADR as of 20 February 2023. Following the proposal of the Swiss Arbitration Nomination Committee, the Board of ICC Switzerland has elected Simon Gabriel as his successor.
WCF 2023-2025 General Council
Vincent Subilia re-elected member of the General Council
ICC Chamber members from more than 100 countries were called to vote last November and elect their twenty preferred chamber leaders from forty-six candidates, to serve on the WCF General Council 2023-2025. The World Chambers Federation (WCF) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced the results of elections for its General Council. Vincent Subilia, Director general of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services, has been re-elected.
Conclusion of the COP27 climate summit
6 - 18 November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh
In the closing plenary of #COP27, ICC delivered a statement on behalf of business and industry NGOs on the outcome of the two-week negotiations. Efforts have been made to keep 1.5 alive, but much more could have been done. Business remains squarely behind the #ParisAgreement.
MC12 – WHERE DO WE STAND? NEXT STEPS
Wednesday 2 November 2022 at the Forum de Genève
To stimulate and facilitate dialogue among international organisations and the respective diplomatic representations in Geneva, ICC Switzerland continued its Geneva Business Dialogues. We were pleased with the discussions on the topic of “MC12 – WHERE DO WE STAND? NEXT STEPS”.
