Trade and Sustainability Hub 2022
As World Trade Organization (WTO) members gather in Geneva for their 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) this June, IISD is reconvening with our network of trade partners to host our second Trade and Sustainability Hub event.
This 3-day event, hosted in partnership with CUTS International, Geneva and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), will continue the conversations started during our inaugural Trade and Sustainability Hub conference last December. We will be hosting an opening plenary followed by three virtual thematic round tables focused on some of the most pressing trade issues in the runup to MC12 and beyond.
Our opening plenary will discuss the role of trade and the multilateral trading system in the face of a “perfect storm” of crises facing the WTO today, including the effects of the pandemic, the food security crisis, rising geopolitical tensions, and the damaging effects of climate change. Our three round tables will focus on:
- How the WTO can better respond to food crises
- How trade rules can help in our race to preserve the environment
- Whether digitalization and e-commerce can offer new prospects for tackling inequality
We will also be fostering an online dialogue about these issues—join the conversation by using and tuning into #TimeToTalkTrade on social media. For Geneva-based colleagues, we will provide a space for you to meet, follow the round tables in screening rooms, and network in person.
For more details about the event and to register, please visit our virtual event platform.
Upcoming events
Reclaiming the Feminist Space in the Global “Trade and Gender” Debate: What role for human rights?
This round table will bring together experts on women’s rights, feminist economics, and trade policy to assess opportunities to advance gender equality in trade policy.
IGF 18th Annual General Meeting
This year’s event will focus on critical minerals for the low-carbon energy transition. It will be held in-person on November 7–10, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Moving beyond GDP: The Case for Wealth as a Core Measure of National Progress
Increasing GDP is not necessarily correlated with increased well-being. This seminar will explore adoption of inclusive wealth as a means of moving beyond GDP.
Comparing Approaches to Calculating Compensation: Lessons for investment arbitration reform
This webinar will launch a new paper comparing approaches used to determine compensation awards in arbitral tribunals and discuss implications for ISDS reform.