The OECD Working Party on Integrating Environmental and Economic Policies will meet in Paris on June 27-28. Contact Norine Kennedy (nkennedy@uscib.org) for more details.
This will be the second Roundtable of a Business at OECD (BIAC) and The USCIB Foundation focused on data privacy for immersive technology and the metaverse. For more information, please contact Abby Shapiro: ashapiro@uscib.org It will be held in hybrid format at the REACH Kennedy Center.
The OECD Working Party on Climate, Investment and Development will meet in Paris on June 29-30. Contact Norine Kennedy (nkennedy@uscib.org) for more details.
ITC Munich 2023 is organized by ICC, Business at OECD, and BusinessEurope. The conference will take place on Thursday, June 29 and Friday, June 30. This year’s conference topic is “International Taxation between Legacy and (R)evolution?” For more information about the event, please refer to the forwarded message below. To view the program, please click here. To register, please click […]
The HLPF 2023, convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held July 10-14, 2023 in New York. The high-level segment of the Council, including the three-day ministerial segment of the HLPF, will be held July 17-20. The theme will be "Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 […]
Business at OECD (BIAC) consultation with OECD Ambassadors on China will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 4-5:30am EST (10-11:30 CET) at the OECD in Paris. Most likely this will be provided in hybrid format. This exchange will be led by the BIAC China Expert Group, which contributes expert guidance to OECD-China cooperation, as well as the overall […]
By invitation only. Please contact Anastasia Teller (ateller@uscib.org) to register. Join us to learn about the upcoming ILO standard-setting process on platform work! Date: July 11th, 1pm ET Location: Zoom In March, the Governing Body decided to move forward with setting an international labor standard on platform work. The formal negotiations will take place during the annual International Labour Conference […]
Join us for a roundtable during the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on collaborative partnerships advancing SDG9 ( Industry, Infrastructure, and Innovation) On July 12, governments from all over the world gather at HLPF to review SDG 9 implementation, in which business plays an essential role. This roundtable will dive into why SDG 9 is truly at the center […]
"EU P2 Directive - Legal Implications and Potential Challenges” will take place on Thursday, July 13 at 1:00pm ET. Please register here. Background: The EU P2 Directive is in the process of being transposed into national law in all 27 Member States. Among legal experts, there is uncertainty around the practical implementation of Pillar 2 in the EU, particularly by […]
USCIB and FETCO will be holding a briefing on a new Canadian law, “An Act to enact Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff” on July 13, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET. Background: In May, Canada passed Bill S-211, “An Act to enact Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour […]
USCIB Trade and Investment Committee will take place in a hybrid format, in person at USCIB DC office (1400 K St NW) and via Zoom, on Monday, July 17, from 9:00 - 10:30 am ET. To register for this meeting, please contact Ashley Harrington: aharrington@uscib.org. We will be joined (virtually) by WTO Deputy Director General Angela Ellard, to discuss WTO […]
USCIB will host a Moving the Needle Reception on July 18 in New York from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. This event concludes a day of business events during the 2023 UN HLPF. This reception will spotlight Moving the Needle recommendations to the SDG Summit, setting out a vision of inclusive and practical multilateralism that gets the SDG’s moving at pace and scale […]
The APEC Customs Business Dialogue will take place on August 2 in Seattle. USCIB Senior Director for Customs and Trade Facilitation Megan Giblin will be speaking on a panel. For more information, please contact Ashley Harrington: aharrington@uscib.org
On June 8th, the OECD adopted the revised Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, aiming to uphold the document fit for purpose, as the previous update was in 2011. As a result, there are new expectations on business, particularly related to downstream due diligence in environmental and digital matters. Remember, cases can be brought against companies that allegedly […]