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ICOCA 2025 MEMBER DIRECTORY

2023-2024 ANNUAL REPORT

PROTECTING PERU’S FORMAL MINING

STRENGTHENING PRIVATE SECURITY’S ROLE IN THE MARITIME SECTOR

EMPOWERING UGANDA’S SECURITY LEADERS

TOOLKIT LAUNCH: RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY USE BY THE PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR

CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – CSO PROFILE

TOTALENERGIES – OBSERVER PROFILE

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE JULY-SEPTEMBER 2024

MEMBER MONITORING – 2024 SUMMARY

STRENGHTENING SECURITY PARTNERSHIPS IN WEST AFRICA

COLLABORATING WITH UNIONS TO RAISE STANDARDS

PINNACLE SECURITY LIMITED – COMPANY PROFILE

IPIS – CSO PROFILE

THE FUTURE OF SECURITY: TECH AND HUMAN RIGHTS RISKS IN SOUTH AFRICA

PRIVATE SECURITY’S VITAL ROLE IN PARIS 2024

INSIGHTS ON PMSCS AND FOREIGN INTERFERENCE AT THE WEST AFRICA SECURITY CONFERENCE

OAS RESOLUTION BOOSTS ICOCA PROMOTION ACROSS THE AMERICAS

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE APRIL-JUNE 2024

MIGRATION & PRIVATE SECURITY: A MULTIFACETED ISSUE

ICOCA IN SOUTH AFRICA

CORPORATE DUE DILIGENCE AT RI EUROPE 2024

LIBEROASSURANCE, A NEW STANDARD-BEARER FOR ICOCA CERTIFICATION

ENFORCING RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS CONDUCT WITH THE EU CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTIVE

ADDRESSING WORKING CONDITIONS CHALLENGES AT THE OECD FORUM

PAN-AMERICAN PRIVATE SECURITY CONGRESS: A MEETING POINT FOR COMPANIES, AUTHORITIES AND CLIENTS

ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING: EMERGING LESSONS AND LEARNINGS

WEBINAR – PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES AS A SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT MEASURE

INTER-AMERICAN COURT ADDRESSES CLIMATE CRISIS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

THE UNITED STATES – GOVERNMENT PROFILE

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE JANUARY-MARCH 2024

THE UNITED KINGDOM – GOVERNMENT PROFILE

EMPOWERING SECURITY GOVERNANCE THROUGH COLLABORATION IN KINSHASA, DRC

OEARSE – CSO PROFILE

SWITZERLAND – GOVERNMENT PROFILE

ADVANCING CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY: PERSPECTIVES FROM MOZAMBIQUE

NATO ADVANCED WORKSHOP: ADDRESSING MERCENARY RESURGENCE

SECURITY DYNAMICS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: INSIGHTS FROM THE OIL FIELDS

WEBINAR – SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT PRACTICES: WHY PRIVATE SECURITY MATTERS

ENSURING RESPONSIBLE SECURITY THROUGH GENDER DIVERSITY

WOMEN IN PRIVATE SECURITY

URUGUAY JOINS ICOCA

QMS BECOMES THE 10th CERTIFICATION BODY TO BE RECOGNISED BY ICOCA

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SECURITY PROVIDERS TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE

GOVERNANCE, SECURITY AND COBALT IN THE DRC’S COMPLEX LANDSCAPE

NEW BOARD DIRECTOR: CHINWIKE OKEREKE

STRENGTHENING PRIVATE SECURITY STANDARDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE EU

EXPERTS CONVENE FOR INAUGURAL RESPONSIBLE SECURITY FORUM

TENTH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY: MARKING A DECADE OF GROWTH

MEMBER MONITORING – 2023 SUMMARY

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2023

ICOCA 2023-2024 MEMBER DIRECTORY

SECURING THE JUST TRANSITION: THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF PRIVATE SECURITY – RSF PANEL DISCUSSION, 6 DEC 2023

UNCHARTED TERRITORY: HUMANITARIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH PSCS – RSF PANEL DISCUSSION, 6 DEC 2023

PRIVATE SECURITY, CORRUPTION AND THE CASE FOR TRANSPARENCY AND REGULATION – RSF PANEL DISCUSSION, 6 DEC 2023

THE WAGNER EFFECT: WHAT NEXT FOR RESPONSIBLE SECURITY? – RSF PANEL DISCUSSION, 6 DEC 2023

INCLUSIVE SECURITY PRACTICES: LESSONS AND INSIGHTS FROM THE TV INDUSTRY – RSF PANEL DISCUSSION, 6 DEC 2023

2022-2023 ANNUAL REPORT

WEBINAR LAUNCH OF INVESTOR ESG GUIDE ON PRIVATE SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

RESPONSIBLE SECURITY FORUM INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

ICOCA’S 10TH AGA INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

DRC MISSION REPORT

TANZANIA MISSION REPORT

THE CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS – CSO PROFILE

WEBINAR LAUNCH OF WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REPORT

SEPTIMIUS SECURITY – COMPANY PROFILE

FRONTIER RISK SOLUTIONS – COMPANY PROFILE

APEDDH – CSO PROFILE

CONTRIBUTE TO ICOCA’S STRATEGIC REVIEW

SOCIOS PERÚ – CSO PROFILE

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE JULY – SEPTEMBER 2023

INTRODUCING “PRIVATE SECURITY CONVERSATIONS”

ICOCA AT THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EXPO, LONDON, 26-27 SEPTEMBER 2023

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR LEONARDO GONZÁLEZ

NEW BOARD DIRECTOR: VICKY BOWMAN

ICOCA AT THE TANZANIA MINING & INVESTMENT FORUM, 25-26 OCTOBER 2023

PERU & URUGUAY MISSION REPORT

NEW NIGERIA FOUNDATION – CSO PROFILE

THE AFRICAN LAW FOUNDATION – CSO PROFILE

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE APRIL – JUNE 2023

SGA SECURITY – COMPANY PROFILE

CSO BOARD DIRECTOR CALL FOR NOMINATION

CENTRE DU COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT – CSO PROFILE

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

USALAMA REFORMS FORUM – CSO PROFILE

WOMEN ACTION TOWARDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – CSO PROFILE

TUTARÉ RISK MANAGEMENT – COMPANY PROFILE

PILGRIMS AFRICA LIMITED – COMPANY PROFILE

ALPHA SECURITY AND CONSULTING – COMPANY PROFILE

ICOCA PARTICIPATES IN UN WORKING GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR PMSCS

LANDMARK SECURITY – COMPANY PROFILE

TALON SECURITY COMPANY – COMPANY PROFILE

AFRICAN SKIES – COMPANY PROFILE

WS INSIGHT LIMITED – COMPANY PROFILE

EAST AFRICA MISSION REPORT

COLOMBIA MISSION REPORT

IRAQ MISSION REPORT

HART SECURITY LIMITED – COMPANY PROFILE

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE JANUARY-MARCH 2023

PHYSICAL RISK SOLUTIONS LTD – COMPANY PROFILE

OMNITEMPUS – COMPANY PROFILE

PEREGRINE RISK MANAGEMENT – COMPANY PROFILE

KENYA MISSION REPORT

MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE – 17/02/2023

COMMISSIONAIRES CANADA – COMPANY PROFILE

HXZA – COMPANY PROFILE

SEPTU GROUP – COMPANY PROFILE

GRIFFIN SECURITY – COMPANY PROFILE

PALM SECURITY (AL NAKHLA IRAQ) – COMPANY PROFILE

NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPORT

VESPER – COMPANY PROFILE

TA’AZ SECURITY COMPANY – COMPANY PROFILE

AGWE – COMPANY PROFILE

NEW BOARD DIRECTOR: FRANK P AMOYAW

NEW BOARD DIRECTOR: CRISPIN KENNEDY

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2022

MEMBER MONITORING – 2022 SUMMARY

NIGERIA MISSION REPORT

2021-2022 ANNUAL REPORT

PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES AND THE FUTURE OF CONFLICT – AGA PANEL DISCUSSION, DEC 7, 2022

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE STANDARDS: WHY PRIVATE SECURITY PROVISION MATTERS – AGA PANEL DISCUSSION, DEC 7, 2022

SPORTS AND PRIVATE SECURITY – AGA PANEL DISCUSSION, DEC 7, 2022

2021 COMPANY SELF-ASSESSMENT: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NOW AVAILABLE

EAST AFRICA HUMANITARIAN PPP & PROCUREMENT SUMMIT, NAIROBI, KENYA, DECEMBER 7-9, ICOCA OFFICIAL PARTNER

JOINT STATEMENT ON EU DIRECTIVE ON MANDATORY HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE

REPORT ON SOMALIA MISSION

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE APRIL-JUNE 2022

PRESENTATION AT EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE AARHUS CONVENTION

NEW ONLINE TRAINING COURSES NOW AVAILABLE

MEGA SPORTING EVENTS, PRIVATE SECURITY & HUMAN RIGHTS: THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP & COMMONWEALTH GAMES

GENERAL STATEMENT AT THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP TO ELABORATE THE CONTENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

UNDERSTANDING THE PRIVATE SECURITY LANDSCAPE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

SUBMISSION TO UN WORKING GROUP ON MERCENARIES ON HUMANITARIAN IMPACTS & VICTIMS OF PMSCs

SUBMISSION TO UK PARLIAMENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – THE WAGNER GROUP & BEYOND: PROXY PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE JANUARY-MARCH 2022

REPORT ON LIBYA MISSION – MARCH 2022

INDICATORS ON MANAGEMENT OF WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION AVAILABLE

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS CONTRACTING PRIVATE SECURITY PROVIDERS

PRINCIPLES THAT APPLY TO PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTORS IN UKRAINE

PROCUREMENT GUIDE TO CONTRACTING RESPONSIBLE PRIVATE SECURITY PROVIDERS NOW AVAILABLE

ICOCA CONVENES FIRST MEETING OF NEWLY FORMED EXPERT ADVISORY GROUP

GUNS & GOOD GOVERNANCE: WHY WEAPONS & AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT MATTERS

AGENTS OF CHAINS: THE ROLE OF RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT IN SECURING SECURITY PERSONNEL FROM SOUTH ASIA

MEMBER MONITORING – 2021 SUMMARY

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2021

AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT

AGA 2021 CLOSING PLENARY, DEC 10: RETHINKING RESPONSIBLE SECURITY IN THE DIGITAL ERA

ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021

FULL RESEARCH REPORT NOW AVAILABLE – ‘PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTING IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR: TIME TO TAKE RESONSIBILITY’

AGA 2021 DEC 8 PLENARY PANEL – WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY

REPORT ON FIELD MISSION TO SOUTH SUDAN, NOVEMBER 2021

AGA 2021 OPENING PLENARY – THE ROLE OF PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES IN MIGRATION & DETENTION

UPTAKE & IMPACT OF TRAINING ON PREVENTING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE

POLICY BRIEF – PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTING IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR: TIME TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTING IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR: TIME TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

FREE EDUCATION RESOURCE SUITE FOR ICoCA MEMBERS & AFFILIATES

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE JULY-SEPTEMBER 2021

RESILIENCE WITHIN INTERNATIONAL AID AND DEVELOPMENT: HELPING HUMANITARIANS REALISE RESPONSIBLE SECURITY

UNDERSTANDING THE PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR: HOW DATA CAN INFORM AND PROFESSIONALIZE THE INDUSTRY

SURVEY OF HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS – PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE SECURITY CONTRACTING

CERTIFICATION UPDATE APRIL-JUNE 2021

TEN YEARS OF THE UN GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS – THE CASE OF PRIVATE SECURITY

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE APRIL-JUNE 2021

HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RESOURCES: THE ROLE OF TRAINING AND VETTING IN RESPONSIBLE SECURITY

ENGAGING THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES (DIGESSP) IN GUATEMALA

INSURANCE COVER FOR CERTIFICATION OF SECURITY COMPANIES – NORMS OF EXPECTATION

GUIDANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PRIVATE SECURITY PROVIDERS

GUIDE TO MAPPING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

AID AGENCY SECURITY IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN

MAINSTREAMING THE PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR (PSS) IN NIGERIA’S SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

HUMAN RIGHTS & HUMAN RESOURCES: THE CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL IN COMPLEX AND FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTS

A FUTURE FOR MINING IN THE DRC: THE ROLE OF RESPONSIBLE SECURITY

SUBMISSION TO UNHRC OPEN ENDED INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP

EMPOWERING CIVIL SOCIETY ON PRIVATE SECURITY OVERSIGHT: A CASE STUDY FROM THE DRC

THE ROLE OF MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES IN ENSURING HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE

OBSERVER VIEW – ARNAUD VAISSIÉ, CO-FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN & CEO, INTERNATIONAL SOS

ONLINE TRAINING NOW AVAILABLE: THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE

2020 COMPANY SELF-ASSESSMENT: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS NOW AVAILABLE

CORRUPTION IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS: THE RULES AND ROLES OF RESPONSIBLE SECURITY

LAUNCH OF PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ON PRIVATE SECURITY

SUBMISSION TO UN WORKING GROUP ON MERCENARIES FOR REPORT ON ROLE OF PMSCS IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION

JANUARY-MARCH MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

UNDERSTANDING MERCENARIES – WAR, WAGNER, AND WHY WE SHOULD CARE

REDUCING HUMAN RIGHTS RISK IN YOUR PRIVATE SECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN

HUMAN RIGHTS AND WOMEN IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY WORKFORCE

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY RECAP

THE WOMEN OF SAFEGUARD SECURITY, ZIMBABWE

FLORENCE AND MANUELA, FLASH INTERVENTION, IVORY COAST

THE WOMEN THAT MAKE METROPOLITAN SECURITY WORK IN LEBANON

VASHTIE, INNOVATIVE SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

LYDHIA & DINA, BM SECURITY, KENYA

IRENA, ARB SECURITY, ALBANIA

DORCAS, GARDAWORLD, KENYA

ALICE, WS INSIGHT

MERCY OF LANDMARK SECURITY, GHANA

JO ANTHOINE OF GARDAWORLD ON BEING AN ICOCA BOARD MEMBER

MEMBER MONITORING – 2020 SUMMARY

RECAP OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OCTOBER-DECEMBER MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

GUARD DOG SECURITY SERVICES, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

ICOCA ATTAINS ISOA WPS CERTIFICATION

THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT TEN YEARS ON – FUTURE PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROVISION OF RESPONSIBLE PRIVATE SECURITY

REGIONAL SECURITY PERSPECTIVES

ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020

OPENING ADDRESS – ICOCA SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2020

FINANCIAL REPORT 2019

3rd International Forum on Non-Traditional Security, Hangzhou, China

HUMAN RIGHTS, PRIVATE SECURITY AND THE LAW

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS & ITS PEACEBUILDING IMPLICATIONS

FRENCH WEBINAR – THE DUTY OF CARE OF PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES

ANNOUNCING THE ‘YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FUND’

THE FUTURE OF COMPLIANCE: WHY CLIENTS COUNT

WOMEN PEACE AND SECURITY: PROMOTING PEACE-BUILDING THROUGH PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT PARTICIPATION

A NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JULY-OCTOBER MEMBERSHIP REVIEW

PODCAST SERIES – FUTURE SECURITY TRENDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

MERCENARIES OR PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTORS?

STRENGTHENING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES: BUILDING ON A CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE

SRS PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIZON FOR A GENDER EQUAL SOCIETY FREE FROM VIOLENCE

THE FUTURE OF SLAVERY: PRIVATE SECURITY AND THE HUMAN COST OF COST CUTTING

PRIVATE SECURITY & COVID-19: STRENGTHENING REGULATION & DUTY OF CARE

ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE: STRATEGIC FORESIGHT & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

HUMAN RIGHTS & SECURITY: ADAPTING TO THE FUTURE

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE (APRIL-JUNE 2020)

SIETE24, COLOMBIA

THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY: A FORCE FOR GOOD OR BAD?

MANAGING RISK – COVID-19 AND LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE FUTURE OF RESPONSIBLE SECURITY

PREVENTION OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT (PSEAH) IN PRIVATE SECURITY OPERATIONS DURING COVID-19 RESPONSE

TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES

SECURITY IN HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENTS

RESPONSIBLE SECURITY & COVID-19: INSIGHTS FROM AFRICA

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE (JANUARY-MARCH 2020)

CSO WORKSHOP, THI-QAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

COMPANY SELF-ASSESSMENT: AN IMPORTANT MONITORING TOOL

RESPONDING RESPONSIBLY TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

IEPADES, GUATEMALA

ENSURING RESPONSIBLE SECURITY AMIDST INSECURITY IN IRAQ

ENGAGING CHINA ALONG THE BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE

2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT

USALAMA REFORMS FORUM, KENYA

CORPGUARD, FRANCE

EAST AFRICA MISSION 2019

SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPORT

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE (OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2019)

FUTURE SECURITY TRENDS WORKSHOP REPORT

AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL

PILLAR PROFILE – AFRICAN LAW FOUNDATION (AFRILAW)

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE (JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019)

EXCEL SECURITY SOLUTIONS, SWITZERLAND

PRIVATE SECURITY & PEACE

Observer View: Lisa Reilly, Executive Director of the European Interagency Security Forum

FIELD MISSION TO ERBIL, IRAQ

WEBINAR – CONTRACTING PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES: RISKS & RESPONSIBILITIES IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING MARKET

THE ICOCA STRATEGIC PLAN 2019-2023

Achieving ICoCA Certification – Why the Investment?

Government of Canada

Observer View: Adrian Powell, Solicitor/Partner, Proelium Law LLP

Preventing and Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Innovative Security Technologies LTD – Innovators In Gender and Security

ICoCA Outreach Mission in Peru

The Government of Switzerland – Leading the Promotion of Responsible Security Around the World

Membership Update (January-March 2019)

Annual Report 2017-2018 now available

Guidance on Company Grievance Mechanisms now available in Chinese

Membership Update (July-October 2018)

Follow-up Workshop organised by Congolese CSO Member OSCMP

Guidance on Company Grievance Mechanisms now available in French

Guidance on Company Grievance Mechanisms now available in Spanish

FIRST FIELD-BASED REVIEW IN GHANA

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE (APRIL-JUNE 2018)

GUIDANCE ON COMPANY GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS NOW AVAILABLE

Workshop organised by a Congolese CSO Member

New Members and Observer & Membership Update (Oct-Nov 2018)

Membership Update (January-April 2018)

First ICoCA Workshop for CSOs Operating in Iraq and the Region

ICoCA Executive Director Presents at Regional Meeting of the Montreux Document Forum in Costa Rica

Membership Update (October 2017-January 2018)

Approved Amendment to the Code of Conduct: New Transitional Membership Process

2017 Membership Update