📢NEW PAPER! Read our latest paper w/ ISO on the relevance of international cooperation on standards & standards-setting to: ✅ ending plastic pollution ✅ the #globalplasticstreaty ✅ WTO Dialogue on Plastics Pollution bit.ly/3EWX0ye

As government & stakeholders gather for #INC3 to develop a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty, Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs will be active across the week: ✅Sharing our expertise ✅Supporting dialogue among stakeholders & governments ✅Supporting the work of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution Watch this space for updates!

International cooperation on standards & standard-setting processes will be key to #BeatPlasticPollution, support a #globalplasticstreaty & transform global supply chains. In the lead up to #INC3, read this paper in collaboration w/ ISO bit.ly/3EWX0ye

New Synergies Blog 📣 Cooperation on trade & trade policies has a critical role to play in promoting env. goods, services & tech vital to address env. challenges & sustainable dev. Read 5 suggestions on how to reframe discussion at the WTO! bit.ly/3u4tMvd

.Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs's Carolyn Deere Birkbeck will speak at this pre- #INC3 event on standards & related initiatives to #BeatPlasticPollution & links between discussions at the INC and WTO. We look forward to engaging w/ gov. & stakeholders to help foster cooperation for a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty!

.Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs is delighted to moderate this #INC3 side event exploring the challenges & opportunities associated w/ trade measures in the context of ending plastic pollution. bit.ly/3SCTt0h

Happy to announce the publication of Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs’s latest policy brief that provides options for trade-related cooperation on single-use plastics. Read to find out more about the role that int’l processes such as at #INC3 & WTO can play. tessforum.org/latest/options…

At #COP28, TESS is hosting and joining a series of side events focused on pathways for inclusive international cooperation on trade, climate, and sustainable development. To view the full agenda of TESS’ engagement, click ⬇️ bit.ly/3RlV5uk

Join this high-level event at #COP28 hosted by Rwanda Environment Management Authority & cosponsored by Min. Ecologie Territoire Transports Ville Logement, with Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs & Environmental Investigation Agency ▶️ Connecting the dots b/w the plastics & climate crises to achieve both Paris Agreement & #globalplasticstreaty goals. bit.ly/47stDR2

If you are at #COP28 & working on climate, trade & sustainable development, please join this roundtable, hosted by Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate & Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs. A great opportunity to hear from climate community on priorities for consideration by the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate.

Ongoing expansion of primary plastic production is a significant driver of GHG emissions & demand for fossil fuels. Join this #COP28 side event cosponsored by Rwanda Environment Management Authority & Min. Ecologie Territoire Transports Ville Logement to connect the dots b/w the plastics & climate crises & solutions. bit.ly/47stDR2

Join us NOW for this session on “Expanding South-South Trade in Low Carbon Technologies for Development & Resilience” w/ UN Trade and Development IRENA South Centre & Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs 🗓️ 3 Dec. 13:30 - 14:30 📍Trade House Pavillion bit.ly/3R9mqzN

Join this webinar hosted by TESS & GENeva Environment Network! Listen in on this discussion ahead of #INC4 on mobilizing both public & private financing for an effective #PlasticsTreaty & just transitions. Watch ▶️bit.ly/3Htl9xT

In the lead up to WTO #MC13, Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs is pleased to share this new Synergies article by Matthew Wilson, on: ➡️ Why Delivering a WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Matters for Small Islands. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/48tHiHn

Join Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs during #MC13 WTO NGO Centre Room 3 to exchange views, on: ➡️priorities and ways forward for inclusive international cooperation on trade ➡️trade policies to support the global climate agenda ➡️fair transitions and climate-resilient development. 🗓26 Feb

Join Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs & partners at #TradeHub2024 as Carolyn Deere Birkbeck moderates this session on: trade-related cooperation at the WTO Dialogue on Plastic Pollution, outcomes at #MC13 & next steps. 🗓28 Feb 9-10am GST ▶️bit.ly/4btCqEQ Ministry of Industry & Trade - Morocco Ryad Mezzour | رياض مزّور UN Trade and Development

Excited to join a great lineup of speakers for this IISD Economies #TradeHub2024 event at #MC13! Join us as the panel review options for inclusive cooperation on climate action, trade & industrial policy to enable a just transition. 🗓28 Feb 10:30-11:30am ▶️bit.ly/4btCqEQ

Text, annexes and records of understanding of the India-EFTA trade deal signed today are now public and available on the EFTA's website. efta.int/free-trade/ong…

WTO Misión del Ecuador ante la OMC | WTO Jose Valencia María Daniela García Matthew Wilson Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs Mahesh Sugathan_Trade World Customs Organization The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Pew Environment UNCTAD Trade H.E. Amb. Mathew Wilson of #Barbados highlights that as negative impacts of #plasticpollution are increasingly recognized across sectors, #DPP puts a much-needed spotlight on SIDS, and lays the ground for future work, providing important inputs to the INC #PlasticsTreaty process.

Join this event hosted by Australian Government in collaboration with the co-coordinators of the @WTO Dialogue on #PlasticPollution (DPP), & Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs, today at 11am CET to hear insights from the work of the DPP on: ➡️The global plastics trade landscape ➡️Lessons about compatibility of