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Compliance Reports by Year

From the 2023 Hiroshima Summit to the 2024 Apulia Summit

• 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit Final Compliance Report, June 5, 2024
• 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit Interim Compliance Report, February 19, 2024

From the 2022 Elmau Summit to the 2023 Hiroshima Summit

• 2022 G7 Elmau Summit Final Compliance Report, May 16, 2023
• 2022 G7 Elmau Summit Interim Compliance Report, March 7, 2023 (updated from February 22, 2023)

From the 2021 Cornwall Summit to the 2022 Elmau Summit

• 2021 G7 Cornwall Summit Final Compliance Report, June 23, 2022
• 2021 G7 Cornwall Summit Interim Compliance Report, March 20, 2022

From 2020 Virtual Summit to 2021 Cornwall Summit

• 2020 G7 USA Virtual Summit Final Compliance Report, June 6, 2021
• 2020 G7 USA Virtual Summit Interim Compliance Report, May 16, 2021

From 2019 Biarritz to 2020 Virtual Summit

• 2019 G7 Biarritz Summit First Interim Compliance Report, March 15, 2020
• 2019 G7 Biarritz Summit Second Interim Compliance Report, June 21, 2020
• 2019 G7 Biarritz Summit Final Compliance Report, December 14, 2020

From 2018 Charlevoix to 2019 Biarritz

• The G7 from Charlevoix to Biarritz: A Special Compliance Report, March 7, 2020
• 2018 G7 Charlevoix Summit Final Compliance Report, August 23, 2019
• Final Compliance with Commitments of the 2018 G7 Halifax Environment Ministers Meeting, May 3, 2019
• Interim Compliance with Commitments of the 2018 G7 Halifax Environment Ministers Meeting, April 25, 2019
• 2018 Charlevoix Summit Interim Compliance Report, February 25, 2019

From 2017 Taormina to 2018 Charlevoix

• 2017 Taormina Summit Final Compliance Report, June 4, 2018
• 2017 G7 Taormina Summit Interim Compliance Report, April 17, 2018

From 2016 Ise-Shima to 2017 Taormina

• 2016 Ise-Shima Summit Final Compliance Report, May 25, 2017
• 2016 Ise-Shima Summit Interim Compliance Report, April 15, 2017

From 2015 Schoss Elmau to 2016 Ise-Shima

• 2015 G7 Schloss Elmau Final Compliance Report, May 23, 2016
• 2015 G7 Schloss Elmau Interim Compliance Report, March 30, 2016

From 2014 Brussels to 2015 Elmau

• 2014 G7 Brussels Compliance Report, June 6, 2015

From Lough Erne 2013 to 2014 Brussels

• 2013 Lough Erne G8 Final Compliance Report, June 4, 2014
• 2013 Lough Erne G8 Interim Compliance Report, April 25, 2014

From Camp David 2012 to 2013 Lough Erne

• 2012 Camp David G8 Final Compliance Report, June 14, 2013

From Deauville 2011 to Camp David 2012

• 2011 Deauville Summit Final Compliance Report, May 18, 2012

From Muskoka 2010 to Deauville 2011

• 2010 Muskoka Summit Final Compliance Report, May 24, 2011
• 2010 Muskoka Summit Interim Compliance Report, February 21, 2011

From L'Aquila 2009 to Muskoka 2009

• 2009 L'Aquila Summit Final Compliance Report, June 21, 2010, revised July 4, 2010
• 2009 L'Aquila Summit Interim Compliance Report, March 22, 2010

From Hokkaido-Toyako 2008 to L'Aquila 2009

• 2008 Hokkaido-Toyako Summit G5 Compliance Report [pdf], July 1, 2009
• 2008 Hokkaido-Toyako Summit Final Compliance Report, June 30, 2009
• 2008 Hokkaido-Toyako Summit Interim Compliance Report, February 11, 2009
• 2008 Hokkaido-Toyako O5 Summit Interim Compliance Report, February 11, 2009

From Heiligendamm 2007 to Hokkaido-Toyako 2008

• The G8 and Climate Change since Heiligendamm: Final Compliance Report for the G8 and Outreach Five Countries (G8 Research Group LSE/Oxford), July 3, 2008 (and Interpretive Guidelines, December 14, 2007)
• 2007 Heiligendamm G8 Summit Final Compliance Report (June 24, 2008)
• 2007 Heiligendamm Summit Final O5 Compliance Report (Civil Society and Expanded Dialogue Unit, June 26, 2008
• 2007 Interim Compliance Report, February 27, 2008 (see also G8 Research Group News Release andG8 Live News Releases)
• The G8 and Climate Change since Heiligendamm: Interim Compliance Report for the G8 and Outreach Five Countries (G8 Research Group LSE/Oxford), February 27, 2008
• Interpretive Guidelines, November 2007

From St. Petersburg 2006 to Heiligendamm 2007

• 2006 St. Petersburg Final Compliance Report: Summary | Presentation (June 1, 2007) | Summary Findings (June 5, 2007)
• 2006 Final Compliance Report: Russia (State University Higher School of Economics)
• Governing Global Climate Change: St. Petersburg Interim Compliance Report for the 'G8 Plus Five' Countries (G8 Research Group Oxford), June 6, 2007
• Governing Global Climate Change Interpretive Guidelines, March 2007
• 2006 St. Petersburg Interim Compliance Report, March 9, 2007
• Interpretive Guidelines, February 2007

From Gleneagles 2005 to St. Petersburg 2006

• 2005 Gleneagles Final Compliance Report, June 12, 2006
• 2005 Gleneagles Interim Compliance Report, February 9, 2006

From Sea Island 2004 to Gleneagles 2005

• 2004 Sea Island Final Compliance Report, July 1, 2005
• 2004 Sea Island Interim Compliance Results, February 28, 2005

From Evian 2003 to Sea Island 2004

• 2003 Evian Final Report, May 31, 2004
• 2003 Evian Interim Report, February 7, 2004

From Kananaskis 2002 to Evian 2003

• Kananaskis Final Compliance Report, May 31, 2003
• Kananaskis Interim Compliance Report, March 2003

From Genoa 2001 to Kananaskis 2002

• Keeping Genoa's Commitments: The 2002 G8 Compliance Report, June 6, 2002

From Okinawa 2000 to Genoa 2001

• 2001 G8 Compliance Report, July 7, 2001

From Cologne 1999 to Okinawa 2000

• Compliance with G8 Commitments: From Köln 1999 to Okinawa 2000, July 23, 2000
• Compliance by Issue. See also:
  • Debt
  • Trade
  • Macro
  • Exchange
  • Crime
  "Controlling For Domestic-Level Commitments: An Analysis of the Authoritative National Commitments Made in Canada and the United States from 1995 to 2000" by Diana Juricevic, November 7, 2000

From Birmingham 1998 to Cologne 1999

• Compliance by Issue, June 1999. See also:
  • Active Aging
  • Climate Change
  • Debt of the Poorest
  • Employment
  • International Trade
  • Illegal Trafficking of Human Beings

From Denver 1997 to Birmingham 1998

• Compliance by Issue, May 1998. See also:
  • Crime
  • Development
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Antipersonnel Landmines
  • Russia

From Lyon 1996 to Denver 1997

• Compliance by Issue, April 28, 1998
  Compliance by Country:
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • United States

Issue-Specific Compliance Assessments

Antimicrobial Resistance

• G7 Compliance Report on Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021–2023, by ARMoR and the G7 Research Group, July 22, 2024

Arms Control and Non-proliferation

• Accountability Report on Arms Control and Non-proliferation: The G8's Record, 1975-2009, April 2010

Development

• Accountability Report on Development: The Record of the G8 and the G20, 1975-2009, April 2010

Environment

• Interim Compliance with Commitments of the 2018 G7 Halifax Environment Ministers Meeting, April 25, 2019

Finance

• Explaining Compliance with G8 Financial and Development Commitments: Agency, Institutionalization and Structure, 2006

Climate Change

• Climate Change Accountability: The G8’s Compliance Record, 1975–2009, November 28, 2009
• Compliance with Climate Change Commitments: The G8 Record, 1975-2007, June 5, 2008

Health

• Health Accountability: The G8’s Compliance Record, 1975–2009, December 28, 2009
• Compliance with Health Commitments, 1975-2007, June 19, 2008
• Compliance with G8 Commitments on Maternal and Children's Health, 1975-2009 [Table], January 7, 2010
• Assessment of G8 Commitments on Maternal, Newborn and and Children's Health, June 13, 2010

Oceans

• G7 Summit Compliance with Oceans Commitments, 1975-2016, John Kirton and Brittaney Warren, January 4, 2018

Sustainable Development

• Explaining Compliance with G7/8 Sustainable Development Commitments, 1975-2005, 2006
• Keeping Sustainable Development Commitments: The Recent G7 Record, 1995

Human Rights

• 2012 G8 Compliance on Human Rights: Freedom of Religion, January 19, 2014

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Summaries

• G7/8 Compliance Assessment Data Set by Issue, 1985-2013 (n = 425) [April 3, 2015]
• G7/8 Compliance, 1996-2011, June 4, 2013
• G7/8 Compliance Performance Assessment, Overall and by Issue, 1996-2002
• G7/8 Compliance Assessments by Country, 1996-2005

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Background on Compliance Assessments

Introduction
List of Commitments in the Lyon Communiqué by Issue
Methodology
Comments
Endnotes

Compliance Manual

Compliance Coding Manual (November 12, 2020)

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