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  • 29 October 2025
  • News

The opportunity to align Basel’s global banking rules with climate needs 

Basel III made the financial system sturdier after the 2008 crisis. But rules built to prevent a repeat of the last financial crisis now risk slowing the climate transition. Emerging markets need hundreds of billions annually for the world to meet climate targets and stay on a net-zero path. With rule clarifications, targeted adjustments and smart reforms, a unique opportunity presents itself to align financial stability with climate needs and unlock vital private capital.

  • 22 October 2025
  • Report

ICC Trade Register: The global benchmark for trade and supply chain finance

Leverage the world’s most comprehensive benchmark for trade and supply chain finance. Backed by over a decade of aggregated data from leading global banks and over $25.7 trillion in transactions, the ICC Trade Register delivers actionable insights into risk performance, default and loss rates, and emerging market opportunities.

  • 30 September 2025
  • News

The opportunity to turn trade finance green, at scale 

Trade finance underpins 80% to 90% of global trade, making it one of the most influential financial instruments in the world. Yet to date, it remains largely untapped as a tool for climate action. ICC, Boston Consulting Group and leading trade banks have developed the most comprehensive approach yet to assessing sustainability across the entire trade journey, paving the way for a new tool that could unlock trillions of dollars in climate finance.

  • 12 November 2024
  • Policies & reports

Making the NCQG a real catalyst of private sector climate finance

The stakes are once again high at the UN climate change conference COP29 happening in a year of record-breaking temperatures. Our eyes set on this year’s renewed focus on financing climate action, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) highlights key elements for establishing an ambitious, actionable and comprehensive New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance.

  • 21 October 2024
  • Policies & reports

ICC launches pioneering Principles for Sustainable Trade Finance developed with leading trade banks

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched a new set of Principles for Sustainable Trade Finance (PSTF) at Sibos 2024 in Beijing. Developed in collaboration with industry experts, financial institutions, corporates and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the PSTF aim to provide a consensus set of principles that define sustainable trade finance products.

  • 11 December 2023
  • News

EU Directive on combatting late payment and its unintended consequences on the real economy

The International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) – the institutional representative of more than 45 million businesses in over 170 countries –  supports initiatives driven towards creating a culture of reliable and timely payment. While the core purpose of the directive is commendable, closer examination reveals several unintended consequences that raise concerns about its efficacy and […]

  • 25 September 2023
  • News

How business is driving global goals for people and our planet

World leaders convened in New York for General Assembly week to discuss ways to increase global cooperation and accelerate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Representing more than 45 million companies worldwide, ICC was in New York to highlight the crucial role the private sector is playing in driving the goals.

  • 3 January 2023
  • Policies & reports

Position Paper on Drafting ICC Rules for Supply Chain Finance

Following market demands to standardise supply chain finance (SCF) practice globally, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released a position paper analysing the preconditions for drafting ICC rules for SCF. The paper follows consultations gathering ICC members’ views on the relevance and opportunity of drafting ICC rules for SCF in the future.