United States Council for International Business

OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment (JWPTE)

The March 7-8 meeting of the OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment (JWPTE) will be held virtually and in-person in Paris. Please register for this event with aharrington@uscib.org by February 23, 2024. Please note that the size of our business delegation to the OECD session may be limited, and participation will be subject to confirmation only. The discussion will […]

9th OECD Investment Treaty Conference

The 9th OECD Investment Treaty Conference will be held on March 11, 2024, addressing the energy transition and evaluating methods for climate alignment of investment treaties. The Conference will support work within and across governments to incorporate climate commitments into their investment treaty networks and policies. At COP28 in December 2023, 198 countries committed to transition away from fossil fuels […]

USCIB – UN OHCHR Briefing on AI and Business and Human Rights

USCIB will be hosting a joint meeting with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on March 11th, 11:00 am -12:00 p.m. EST. Lene Wendland, OHCHR’s Chief for Business and Human Rights, will be one of the speakers. At the meeting, OHCHR will brief USCIB members on the recent publications listed below, related to the intersection […]

USCIB Digital Policy Committee Meeting

The 1st Quarter 2024 meeting of USCIB’s Digital Policy Committee will be held on March 14 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT. Please contact Nan Schechter is you would like to join. Elham Tabassi, Chief AI Advisor, NIST Associate Director for Emerging Technologies at Information Technology Laboratory, NIST, has accepted our invitation to provide status reports on the NIST AI Safety Institute […]

USCIB – FETCO Briefing on Canadian Forced Labor Law

USCIB and FETCO welcome you to a briefing on the reporting obligations of Bill S-211 “An Act to enact Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff”. Many companies are getting ready to file their reports, and our Canadian colleagues are here to help. The briefing will be presented by Derrick […]

OECD Working Party of the Trade Committee (WPTC)

The next meeting of the OECD Working Party of the Trade Committee (WPTC) March 14-15, in person or virtually. This meeting will discuss, among other topics,: Update on the Forum on Critical Supply Chains. The Secretariat will provide an update on the preparation for the Forum on Critical Supply Chains taking place on March 26-27, 2024. Update on WTO-OECD Aid […]

IOE Conference on Women in Business

IOE, together with the International Labour Organization’s Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) will hold a virtual conference on March 21 from 13:00 to 14:30 CET. This virtual discussion will delve into the insights of the latest joint report, "Women in Business: How Employer and Business Membership Organizations Drive Gender Equality". This report features research carried out in 2023 involving 95 business […]

U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct Launch

The U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct will be launched on March 25. The launch is hosted by the U.S. State Department. The event will feature discussions around key priorities addressed in the National Action Plan, including strengthening access to remedy and protecting workers’ rights, as well as a discussion on government approaches to strengthening business respect for […]

USCIB Environment Committee Meeting

The USCIB Environment Committee is convening on Tuesday, March 26 for a hybrid meeting in New York City and virtually via Microsoft Teams. The meeting will include sessions on climate change, biodiversity, and plastic pollution. For more information, please contact Agnes Vinblad, Director of Environment & Sustainable Development at USCIB, avinblad@uscib.org

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