Trade Partners' Retreat
IISD's Trade program hosted a full-day strategy meeting with its funders in Geneva on February 21, 2025. The meeting focused on reviewing the team's impact, exploring strategic opportunities, addressing challenges, and shaping its future direction.
For the first time, IISD's Trade program convened its group of funders for a meeting in Geneva on February 21, 2025. This event served as a platform to review the program's impact and discuss its future direction, as well as key strategic opportunities and challenges.
Attendees included representatives from governments and private foundations that support the program, alongside experts and leaders from IISD's Trade and Standards teams.
During the day-long meeting, we engaged with partners on our integrated approach to trade policy challenges. Discussions covered critical topics, such as environmentally harmful subsidies across various sectors, sustainability standards, and the growing role of industrial policy in an increasingly unstable geopolitical environment.
Upcoming events
Exploring Sustainable Markets and Trade Opportunities for COMESA Countries
This webinar series for COMESA member states, producers, and small and medium-sized enterprises aims to enhance their understanding of sustainability standards and regulatory developments.
IGF 22nd Annual General Meeting
The 22nd IGF AGM will be held under the theme of Trust in an Interdependent World: Advancing inclusion and resilience in mineral value chains.
Policy Workshop: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Beyond GDP in Ghana
Policymakers will explore core concepts, global approaches, and key components of "beyond GDP" and assess their relevance for Ghana.
Student Workshop: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Beyond GDP in Ghana
Students will confront the limitations of GDP and explore alternative and complementary measures to GDP and their policy implications for Ghana.