EIC and FIEC formulated their ‘Top 10 Messages’ for the ongoing negotiations on the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in the European Parliament and the upcoming trilogue.

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD) which has the objective to anchor human rights and environmental considerations in companies’ operations and corporate ...

EIC and FIEC call on the EU Council and the European Parliament to reject the result from a provisional agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), which aims to enhance the protection of the environment and human rights...

Since 2016, the World Bank’s Procurement Framework has encouraged the use of rated criteria to evaluate quality, sustainability, and innovative aspects of bids in decision making. Now the Bank has announced on its Website that it will require as of ...

On 15 March, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (COREPER) gave its green light with a narrow majority to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The European...

EIC is a supporter of the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) which works with governments, industry and local communities around the world to get better value from public infrastructure investment by increasing transparency and ...

On 16 April 2021, more than 100 representatives from EIC’s member federations, member companies and associated members convened digitally for a Workshop on ‘Turning the 2050 Carbon Neutrality Challenge into a Business Opportunity for European ...

Two weeks ahead of a fundamental policy shift of the World Bank, which has announced to require as of 1st September 2023 the use of Rated Criteria as the default approach for most international procurements, EIC has published a new ‘Standard ...

The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed on 24 December 2020 on a preliminary text for a comprehensive Trade and Cooperation Agreement. ...

More than 60 participants from EIC and EFCA Member Federations and member companies joined on 11 March 2022 a Webinar on the EU Global Gateway initiative.

Aid for Trade is assistance provided to support partner countries' efforts to develop economic capacities and expand their trade as leverage for growth and poverty reduction. Globally, the EU and its Member States are the biggest provider of Aid for ...

EIC’s innovative “Blending 2.0” concept consists of EU concessional development loans arranged by Lead Financiers ,which are syndicated amongst commercial banks to the extent that commercial bank finance can be guaranteed by comprehensive insurance ...