In 2025 businesses face new political and economic landscapes around the world. New governments are shifting policies on competitiveness and economic advantage, climate change, health challenges, resource access, and response to global conflicts and humanitarian crises. USCIB will help Members seize opportunities and manage risk to promote prosperity, supply chain resilience and competitiveness in the global marketplace.
USCIB will advance US business voices at home and abroad through our partnerships with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Business at OECD (BIAC), the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the United Nations, and anywhere standard setting discussions are taking place on technology, sustainability, energy, plastics pollution, trade, investment, taxation, healthcare, and the future of the workforce.
US leadership on the global stage and its engagement in international institutions are vital. USCIB will prioritize multilateralism and a global rules-based trading system that promotes economic growth and US prosperity. The rise of economic nationalism and a retreat from globalization are trending and strategic rivalries threaten a more fragmented and economically divided world. USCIB will champion efforts to ensure the United States continues to lead in the international economic arena, so countries that do not share our values will not impose global norms which disadvantage American business.
We will advocate for collaboration with allies on issues of common cause and prevent competitors from developing discriminatory measures that disrupt supply chains. We will press for coherent, science- and risk-based regulatory approaches and oppose regulatory overreach, particularly in digital economy, corporate responsibility and climate-related policies affecting trade and investment.
We will urge the Administration to advance policies that bolster innovative industries, promote the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, and safeguard intellectual property rights so our companies maintain their competitive edge.
We will work for a return to market liberalization, a level playing field, and rules for the digital economy that protect free flow of data with trust. And we will promote holding partners accountable for their trade commitments through targeted actions and negotiated outcomes.
As we proudly celebrate our 80th anniversary, USCIB will continue to do what we have done best since our founding: serving as a powerful voice for US business in the global arena and working to amplify and advance US leadership on the world stage.
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Trade & Investment
Champion high standard trade agreements that open markets and diversify supply chains; a level playing field; a global rules-based trading system that is fit for purpose; continued strategic economic engagement with China; free flow of data and strong digital trade rules; intellectual property protections; foreign direct investment and investor safeguards. Confront: managed trade and broad-brush use of tariffs; unfair and discriminatory trade practices; backsliding on trade commitments. |
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International Tax Policy
Continue to champion international tax simplification and growth friendly tax policy positions through formal and informal consultation directed at key stakeholder government authorities and the US Treasury and Congress under the new administration; Be the leading voice of business for the OECD’s ongoing Pillar work and post-Pillar agenda; actively engage as a business stakeholder in the two rounds of deliberations for the UN framework convention on international tax cooperation and its fast track protocols this year. |
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Digital
Promote the responsible expansion of advanced technologies such as AI. Advocate for global approaches/frameworks to protect privacy, cybersecurity, foster connectivity and advance open and inclusive Internet Governance. |
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Environment and Sustainability
Influence international environmental policy deliberations by bringing member views into decisions on mitigation, just transition, adaptation, plastic pollution, and matters pertaining to energy access and security. In 2025, there will be a special focus on climate and biodiversity finance, adoption of national climate plans at COP30, and the continued development of a global instrument on plastics pollution. |
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Corporate Citizenship and Labor
Advance labor, human rights, responsible business conduct, due diligence and social responsibility policies that are effective, implementable and conducive with global business stability, certainty and growth, and ensure successful outcomes in the negotiations of legal instruments such as the ILO Standard on the Platform Economy, the ILO Standard on Biohazards in the Workplace and the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights. |
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Food and Agriculture
Champion science-based policymaking and innovation to advance global food security and sustainable agriculture; advance resilient and equitable supply chains; monitor and address regulatory requirements and trade barriers; champion investment in transformative technologies and practices that enhance productivity and sustainability. |
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Health
Advocate business priorities for the upcoming high-level declaration on NCDs; cover the nexus of cross cutting issues in this sector linked with the environment, and sustainable practices; emphasize the need for resilient health systems, addressing workforce challenges, and promoting appropriate safeguards on health data sharing. |
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Competition
Promote sound competition enforcement and procedures; confront antitrust overreach and overregulation; advance industry interests on the implementation of the Trump Administration’s competition agenda; explore the application of cross-cutting issues such as sustainability and democracy. |
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Cross-Cutting Issues
Deliver technical advice and practical solutions to impact decisions in an array of multi-issue and multi-forum topics, such as:
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