ICC United Kingdom

Founded in 1919, post WWI, to establish an international rules-based framework for international business, promote prosperity and security.

The ICC has been convening and connecting business to influence world trade for over 100 years

• UN Observer Status, UN Mission in New York
• Co-founder of B20 and G20 Network Partner
• Instigated the creation of the Global Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Global Agreement on Tariffs on Trade and Services (GATTS)
• Involved in the G7 from its inception
• Strategic partner to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Health Organization (WHO)
• The ICC International Court of Arbitration, launched in 1923 provides a global mechanism to settle international disputes
• Business focal point to UNFCCC for climate negotiations
• ICC Incoterms®, launched in 1936 provides the internationally recognised rule book for buyers and seller of goods
• ICC Digital Standards Initiative is the coordinating body for digitalising world trade
• ICC Banking Commission is the self-regulating body for global trade finance
• ICC representative to The Commonwealth, B2B Cluster Co-Chair to the Connectivity Agenda
• Advise government on digital, sustainable, green trade — Free Trade Agreements, G7, the Department for Business and Trade, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Cabinet Office
• Support to the All Party Parliamentary Group on UN Global Goals

Vision
Today we believe trade must work for both people and planet, this means:

• Promoting an inclusive, sustainable, secure and transparent global trading system
• Providing the rules and standards to support trade for the next 100 years

Mission

• Promote open, cross-border trade
• To develop rules and standards for international business
• Help companies and states settle international disputes

Purpose

• Shaping frameworks
• Promoting international best practice
• Implementing solutions

We are a member led institution. Our values and activities reflect the priorities of our members in the UK and worldwide.

• Shaping frameworks- Influence global policy priorities and promote alignment and consistency in the application of international laws, rules, standards
• Develop future proof rules and standards that enable digital and sustainable supply chains, access to finance and dispute resolution
• Implementing solutions- Develop practical tools and initiatives to help business
• Promoting international best practice- Educate and raise awareness of international frameworks and promote scalable solutions

Our global policy priorities

• Enabling global trade
• Promoting access to justice, integrity and respect for the rule of law
• Accelerating sustainability and climate action
• Shaping an open, trusted and interoperable digital economy
• Strengthening multilateral cooperation