Trade for Sustainable Development Forum 2021

27-28 September 2021

The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Forum 2021, one of the leading global events on sustainable value chains, will take place on September 27-28 this year, in conjunction with the WTO Public Forum 2021.

Under the theme “Sustainable Trade: the Heart of the Post-COVID Global Economy”, the Forum will explore the status of the sustainability agenda in the context of the Post-COVID world, and the role of sustainability standards in building forward better.

This hybrid event will convene a wide range of stakeholders from the trade and development community, including small business owners, high-level government officials, policy makers and inspiring changemakers. 

 Objectives of the Forum:

• Analyse the patterns from the rise of sustainability standards pre-COVID
  
  
• Discuss the impact of the COVID crisis on the governance of global value chains, standards and sustainability at large
  
  
• Identify key aspects of the role of global value chains, standards and sustainability in “building forward better” post-COVID, with a focus on ensuring producers get a fairer share of the pie
  
  
• Help governments, financial institutions, small businesses, buyers & retailers make informed decisions on sustainability and trade related issues post-COVID
  
  
• Look into the crystal ball and explore the future of standards

Join us and our distinguished speakers for this year’s T4SD Forum!

For more information, please contact sustainability@intracen.org