Agnes Vinblad (USCIB) with ICC colleagues: Daniel Grajales, Solange Harpham, and Raelene Martin.

USCIB offers unparalleled global access, influence, and representation in the multilateral climate and environment space. We hold official observer status to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

USCIB engages at a technical level, influencing international policy decisions across climate change, biodiversity, plastic pollution, and environmental issues at large. In addition to our technical policy engagement, we also convene high-level discussions and events to showcase US business leadership on environmental issues.

We bring a constructive and balanced expert voice on environmental policy – leveraging private sector leadership and technical expertise to support sound environmental protection and policy decisions that are reflective of the real economy.

Climate Change and Energy

USCIB has represented US business at every Climate COP in history – our institutional expertise and access run deep. We bring an observer delegation to Climate COP and the Bonn Climate Change Conference each year, with the goal of advancing Paris Agreement implementation.

What’s at Stake for US Business

Decisions reached at the UNFCCC direct national policies across key international markets for US businesses.

USCIB in Action:

  • UNFCCC Process: Each year, we develop technical submissions on current issues under negotiation. Through our standing as the sole US affiliate of ICC, we serve as a key member of the global Business and Industry (BINGO) Delegation – directly shaping global business and industry positions, delivering observer statements during the negotiations, bringing the voice of US business into the rooms where decisions are made.
  • OECD and the International Energy Agency (IEA): As the sole US affiliate of BIAC, we represent US business at critical technical climate and energy meetings under the OECD. USCIB leads BIAC’s engagement under the OECD/IEA Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) – directly influencing the global business and industry positions on policy issues related to climate and energy access and security.

Agnes Vinblad at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources

USCIB represents members in the UN CBD process – we bring an observer delegation to each UN Biodiversity COP and actively participate in the technical intersessional meetings under the UN CBD subsidiary bodies.

What’s at Stake for US Business

The UN CBD represents the highest level of international biodiversity and nature governance and impacts regulations across the globe.

USCIB in Action:

  • UN CBD Process: We support the CBD process through technical submissions, for example, on the climate change and biodiversity policy nexus. Through our USCIB Biodiversity Working Group, we develop US business positions on topics such as biodiversity and nature finance and subsidies, corporate biodiversity reporting, Digital Sequence Information (DSI) and genetic resources, and biodiversity and pollution.

Plastic Pollution

USCIB has actively represented US business since the start of the process to establish an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. We bring a unique perspective to the process as we represent the full lifecycle of plastics – our membership spans both key upstream and downstream actors. USCIB members support the establishment of a plastic pollution treaty, and we have participated at every session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC), advocating for a treaty centered on incentivizing a circular economy through private sector leadership and innovation.

Resources

Chair

Vacant

Vice Chairs

Paul Hagen
Director
Beveridge & Diamond, PC

Catherine McKalip-Thompson
Manager of Sustainability, Infrastructure
Bechtel Corporation

Justin Perrettson
Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Scouting & Ventures
Novonesis

Staff

Agnes Vinblad
Senior Director, Environment and Sustainable Development
avinblad@uscib.org

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