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
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.
2026 Mining and Sustainability Forum of the Americas
The 2026 Mining and Sustainability Forum of the Americas takes place in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The forum’s theme is Mining for Development: Value addition and industrial transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2026 Investment Policy Forum
The 17th edition of IISD's Investment Policy Forum will take place from September 16 to 18, 2026, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Foundations of Debt Sustainability: A training course bridging theory and practice
This course equips participants to critically assess and restore sovereign debt sustainability, design and implement effective fiscal frameworks, and engage meaningfully with international financial institutions. It is offered in partnership by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF).