TESS supports trade policies that advance environmental sustainability and the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It facilitates dialogue and action to align trade and trade policy with the urgent need for global action on the intersecting crises of climate, nature and pollution, informed by the need to address the social and economic dimensions of sustainable development.

Launched in mid-2021, TESS is a partnership of the Graduate Institute and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), housed at the Geneva Trade Platform.