Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS)

🌍 During Geneva Trade Week 2025, TESS launched a compilation of sectoral briefing notes: “Trade, climate, and net zero pathways: Scenarios and implications for developing countries and climate-resilient development.”

🔗 Explore the series here: bit.ly/3IFbjx7

#TradeAndSustainability #NetZero #GTW25

🌍 At the WTO Public Forum TESS, in partnership with WWF, was pleased to launch a new discussion paper: “Accelerating Progress on Nature, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development in a Shifting International Trading System.”

🔗Paper: bit.ly/46uu0N0

🎥 Watch the session: bit.ly/48sxu4b

🌍 Day 3 of Geneva Trade Week
Annual Stakeholder Roundtable Breakfast on Trade, Climate, & Sustainable Development, bringing together experts & stakeholders to exchange views on pathways for international cooperation at the nexus of trade, climate, & sustainable development.

📸 Patrick Anderseck

🌍 At last week’s WTO Public Forum, Brazil’s COP30 President-Designate, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, announced Belém’s flagship initiative on climate change and trade: the Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade (IFCCT).

Read the Ambassador’s full speech here: bit.ly/3VzmPwT

🌍 New briefing note: Digital Transformation – Trade, Climate, and Net Zero Pathways: Scenarios and Implications for Developing Countries and Climate-Resilient Development by Yasmin Ismail and Nadira Bayat.

📖 Read the full publication here: bit.ly/46CyfVx

Last week, TESS was delighted to host a reception on the opening day of #GenevaTradeWeek 2025.

Since our creation, TESS has been fortunate to work with colleagues and partners from around the world. This reception was our way of thanking and bringing these communities together.

📸 Patrick Anderseck

🌍 On 15 September, TESS was pleased to help open #GenevaTradeWeek 2025 with two timely discussions on the future of trade & sustainability.

Thanks to our partners at the Geneva Trade Platform, the Geneva Graduate Institute, and all speakers and participants.

📸 Patrick Anderseck

🌍 New briefing note: Fostering Enhanced International Cooperation on Trade-Related Measures with Climate Objectives at the World Trade Organization

📖 Read the full publication here: bit.ly/46SlYO6

🌍 Wrapping up an inspiring week in Geneva

Last week TESS had the privilege of contributing to Geneva Trade Week 2025 and the WTO Public Forum 2025, engaging with partners and stakeholders on how trade can better support sustainable development.

📸 Photos by Patrick Anderseck

TESS - Securing a Sustainable Future for All: Critical Minerals, Industrial Policies, and the Role of Trade and Investment Frameworks

⚒️ In this Synergies article, Ieva Baršauskaitė (IISD) & Isabelle Ramdoo (IGF) share their views on how industrial ambitions, climate urgency, & geopolitical strategy are shaping the governance of critical minerals.

📖 Article: bit.ly/46xw85v

@ibarsauskaite.bsky.social @economies.iisd.org @iisd.org

🌍 Launch of TESS–WWF Discussion Paper ‘Accelerating Progress on Nature, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development in a Shifting International Trading System´

📖 Read the paper here: bit.ly/47J48hs

🌍 Launch of TESS publication on ‘Trade, climate, and net zero pathways: Scenarios and implications for developing countries and climate resilient development’

Thank you to the authors of the briefing notes for their valuable insights and expertise.

📖 Explore the series here: bit.ly/4mjyaMj

Today, the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force, the first multilateral trade agreement with environmental sustainability at its core.

This reflects over 25 years of persistence & collaboration by WTO members, international orgs, civil society & countless experts.

bit.ly/46Eyv7G

As the G20 Bioeconomy Initiative advances discussions on pathways for a sustainable bioeconomy, TESS is pleased to share our new briefing note “Fostering a Sustainable Bioeconomy: The Role of International Cooperation on Trade” 🌱

📖 Read the briefing note here: tessforum.org/latest/foste...

TESS was pleased to take part in the World Resources Forum in Geneva last week.

Executive Director @carolyndeere.bsky.social moderated the plenary session exploring how trade & cooperation can advance secure, sustainable, & equitable critical mineral supply chains for the clean energy transition.

🌍 TESS at the WTO Public Forum

On Thursday 18 September, TESS and WWF will co-organize the session: Trade Agendas for Nature, Climate, & Sustainable Development

📖 Event details: bit.ly/4pzECSr

@wwf.eu @wwf.org.uk @wwf.panda.org

🌱 TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Discussion on Trade & Positive Incentives for Sustainable Agriculture

On Thursday 18 September, TESS, in partnership with WWF-UK, will convene a private breakfast discussion on emerging issues in trade and sustainable agriculture.

@wwf.org.uk

☕ TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Stakeholder Roundtable

Breakfast on Trade, Climate & Sustainable Development
On 17/09 TESS will convene its annual stakeholder breakfast alongside the WTO Public Forum.

This is a private event and participation is by invitation only.

⚖️ TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Study Group on Trade Policy Reform

On Tuesday 16 September, TESS will host a private meeting of the Study Group on Reforming Subsidy and Industrial Policy Rules for a Sustainable Future.

📖 Learn more about the Study Group: tessforum.org/latest/tess-...

TESS @ Geneva Trade Week, Expert Roundtable on the Transition to Net Zero

16/09 TESS will convene an event on Trade & the Transition to Net Zero: Scenarios and Pathways for Climate Resilient Development in Key Sectors

Event bit.ly/46idX3v

Register bit.ly/42icCs7

Publication series bit.ly/4nm9qnx

💧TESS at Geneva Trade Week

On Tuesday 16 September, TESS together with @chathamhouse.org & the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, TESS will convene an expert roundtable on Water, Trade, and Sustainable Development.

📖Event Details: bit.ly/48a5zpb

🔗Register Here: bit.ly/466mwQh

♻️ TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Expert Roundtable on Circular Economy (16/09)

TESS, UNCTAD, WEF, Circular Innovation Lab, & the Ellen MacArthur Foundation are convening a session on key aspects of the trade & circular economy interface.

📖 Event details: bit.ly/4gfBYgj

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3HS8zvX

🌱 TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Expert Roundtable on Agriculture & Trade

On Monday 15 September, TESS will convene the expert roundtable:
Fostering Opportunities for Cooperation on Sustainable Agriculture and Trade: So, How Do We Get There?

📖 Event details: bit.ly/4mi8Lmo

🔗 Register: bit.ly/4m9n8cC

🌍 TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Opening Plenary

On Monday 15 September, TESS will open #GenevaTradeWeek 2025 with the plenary:
Taking the Pulse on the Trade and Sustainability Agenda: Where to Next for International Cooperation?

📖 Event details: bit.ly/466NrtO

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nkzwan

Moderating the plenary session, @carolyndeere.bsky.social of @tessforum.bsky.social underscores that in the face of growing demand for minerals and metals for the energy transition, trade, supply chain and trade corporations will play a key role in shaping sustainability.

TESS at the WTO Public Forum and Geneva Trade Week 2025

🌍 Join us at the WTO Public Forum (17–18 Sep) & Geneva Trade Week (15–18 Sep), where TESS will be organizing and participating in a range of events on trade and sustainability!

📑 Full programme details, including registration information, are available on our website:
tessforum.org/latest/tess-...

TESS - Trade, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Development: Guidance on Approaches and Good Practices for the Design of Trade-Related Circular Economy Policies and Measures

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These contributions highlight opportunities for enhanced international cooperation on resource governance, sustainable trade, and the transition to net zero ♻️

🌍 TESS is pleased to share a selection of publications and synergies articles relevant to discussions this week at the World Resources Forum 2025 (#WRF25).

These publications explore how trade policy can support sustainable resource use, critical mineral governance, & circular economy transitions.

🌍 TESS at the World Resources Forum 2025 in Geneva!

Our Executive Director Carolyn Deere Birkbeck will moderate the plenary on “Trading in Transition: Can Supply Security and Sustainability Coexist?”

TESS will also have a booth at the Forum where you can connect with us.

wrf2025.org/programme/

Connect With TESS During the WTO Public Forum and Geneva Trade Week

🔗 More information: bit.ly/47IUDi7
Additional details will be shared ahead of the week. For information about our activities or to arrange a meeting during Geneva Trade Week and the WTO Public Forum, please contact us.
@wto.org @wwf.panda.org @genevatrade-gtp.bsky.social

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