More Trade News in Brief Week 4 (20 – 26 January 2014)

 

* Certificate of Origin Verification Website

 

ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) has launched the Certificate of Origin (CO) verification website to reinforce the authenticity of the CO verification process.

 

Check here and here for more.

 

 

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* Rise in Global Tourism in 2013 – UNTWO

 

According to a new UNWTO report, despite global economic challenges, international tourism in 2013 was well above expectations, with an additional 52 million people

travelling the world last year.

 

Please follow the link for more.

 

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* Global Employment Trends 2014

 

The ILO study Global Employment Trends 2014 offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment.

 

Please find more following the link.

 

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“Green Economy Roadmap” from ICC

15 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro

 

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released its “Green Economy Roadmap”, a guide for business, policymakers and society.

The Roadmap contains 10 conditions needed to drive growth in a resource-constrained world divided in 4 groups:

–   Economic innovation

          – Open and competitive markets

          – Metrics, accounting, and reporting

          – Finance and investment

–   Environment innovation

          – Resource efficiency and decoupling

          – Life cycle approach

–   Social innovation

          – Awareness

          – Education and skills

          – Employment

–   Mutually reinforcing and cross-cutting elements

          – Integrated environmental, social and economic policy and decision-making

          – Governance and partnerships

 

The Guide is available here.