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Monday, 14 September 2026

• Geneva Trade Week Opening Plenary: From Talk to Action on Sustainability in the Trading System: Connecting the Dots with the WTO Reform Agenda
  Logistics: Maison De La Paix (Geneva Graduate Institute) Room C1, 16:30-18:00 CET, Open meeting (Register here) 
  Organizer: TESS as part of Geneva Trade Week
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: The GTW Opening Plenary will focus on the most pressing priorities for the trade reform agenda, what an inclusive, proactive agenda could look like, and how to advance the necessary collective action vital for rapid impact at scale.
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• Reception: TESS Geneva Trade Week Reception
  Organizer: TESS as part of Geneva Trade Week
  Logistics: Attendance is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending please reach out to TESS at: tess.policydialogues@graduateinstitute.ch
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This reception will provide a space for the trade, environment, and sustainable development communities to connect in an informal setting on the margins of the WTO Public Forum.

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

• Geneva Trade Week Event: Expert Breakfast Discussion on Climate, Trade, and Sustainable Development
  Logistics: Participation is by invitation 
  Organizer: TESS as part of Geneva Trade Week
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This annual TESS event will host experts to discuss pathways and processes for cooperation on climate, trade, and sustainable development.
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• WTO Public Forum High-Level Opening Plenary: Trade and Cooperation for the Future
  Logistics: WTO Council Room (CR), 10:00-11:15 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required) and Livestreamed
  Organizers: The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: Panellists will discuss how cooperation on trade can support sustainable development, keep markets open and fair, and harness the growth of services trade for inclusive economies.
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Wednesday, 16 September 2026

• WTO Public Forum Session: EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Enablers / Green Trade Rules
  Logistics: WTO Library, 9:00-10:00 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizer: Trade Policy Hub
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This session will discuss two trade and environment focused papers: "Support Services as EUDR Enablers: The Ecuadorian Cocoa Case" and "The Invisible Services Behind Green Trade Rules."
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Re-Envisioning International Cooperation Through New Partnership Approaches: A Focus on Clean Technology
  Logistics: WTO Room A, 10:30-11:30 CET, Participation is by Invitation 
  Organizers: Tulip Consulting, ODI Global, and TESS
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will discuss how a new generation of green trade partnerships, bilateral agreements and cooperation frameworks can support clean technology value chain integration.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Making Plastic-Related Public Support Visible: Trade Policy Options for a Full-Life-Cycle Response
  Logistics: WTO Room Y, 10:30-11:30 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizers: Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) 
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will discuss the need for public support with regard to trade policy options for a full lifecycle response to plastic pollution. 
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• WTO Public Forum Session: Services in Sustainable Mining: Inclusive Trade for LDCs
  Logistics: WTO Room S3, 10:30-11:30 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizer: Finland, Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This session how services underpinning sustainable and circular mining can enable LDCs to capture greater value from global markets and integrate more effectively into global value chains.
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• WTO Public Forum Event: Bridging the data gap in trade in agricultural services
  Logistics: WTO Room S3, 12:00-13:00 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizer: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This session will emphasize the need to measure and quantify digitally delivered agricultural services and build partnerships to strengthen the evidence base on their contribution to AfCFTA implementation and food security across Africa.
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• WTO Public Forum Session: The Green Services Economy – Powering the Future
  Logistics: WTO Room S3, 14:15-15:15 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizer: United Kingdom
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This session will focus on how the green services economy can power the future of global trade while addressing climate change.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Towards an Effective Transparency Regime on Subsidies
  Logistics: WTO Room Y, 15:45-16:45 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizers: Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and TESS 
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: As governments design and implement new forms of support as parts of their efforts to address pressing sustainability challenges such as climate change or in the context of revived industrial policies, the extent to which current WTO disciplines remain fit for purpose in today’s context has been increasingly questioned. Discussions in this Curated Conversation will focus on practical and pragmatic solutions to build an effective transparency mechanism on subsidies as the foundation for any future reform of existing subsidy disciplines.
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• WTO Public Forum Session: WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Moving Forward
  Logistics: WTO Room F, 15:45-16:45 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizers: The Pew Charitable Trusts and International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies entered into force September 15, 2025. On its one-year anniversary, this session will reflect on the progress made to implement and finalize the Agreement.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: The Role of Trade Cooperation in Protecting Human Health and the Environment from Plastic Pollution
  Logistics: WTO Room C, 17:15-18:15 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizer: TESS
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will explore options to improve trade cooperation in support of domestic, regional, and global efforts to reduce the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution and to transition to safer and more environmentally sustainable plastics trade.
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Thursday, 17 September 2026

• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Fostering Inclusive Cooperation on Trade, Circularity, and Sustainable Development in Critical Minerals Supply Chains
  Logistics: WTO Room Y, 9:00-10:00 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizers: TESS and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will discuss the role of international cooperation and trade in fostering an equitable and sustainable circular transition in critical minerals supply chains.
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• WTO Public Forum Session: Trading Culture, Powering Futures: Sustainable Tourism and Creative Services for Youth and Gender Empowerment
  Logistics: WTO Library, 9:00-10:00 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizers: WCP Chairs in India, México, Nepal, and Perú
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This session will explore how the multilateral trading system can bolster the resilience and export capacity of sustainable tourism and creative services.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: CBAM Business Lessons Learned from the Transitional Phase 
  Organizers: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) 
  Logistics: WTO Room A, 10:30-11:30 CET, Participation is by Invitation 
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will bring together business and Geneva-based organizations to take stock of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) transitional phase to date.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Green Rules of Origin: Design Architecture, Sector Priorities and Economic Potential
  Organizers: TradeWorthy and Astove Conseil 
  Logistics: WTO Room C, 10:30-11:30 CET, Participation is by Invitation 
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will discuss the design architecture, sector priorities, and economic potential of green rules of origin.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Aligning Trade, Climate, and Industrial Strategy: EU-India Cooperation on Steel Decarbonization
  Organizers: TULIP Consulting
  Logistics: WTO Room Y, 12:00-13:00 CET, Participation is by Invitation 
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will explore the relationship between trade, climate, and industrial policy through the lens of the EU and India's cooperation on steel decarbonization.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Accelerating Nature-Positive Outcomes Through Finance and Trade
  Logistics: WTO Room C, 14:15-15:15 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizer: TESS
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will explore how new forms of cooperation at the nexus of trade and finance policy can help achieve better outcomes for nature, biodiversity, and sustainable development.
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• WTO Public Forum Session: Powering the Future: How Services Trade Can Deliver Intelligence, Sustainability, and Inclusion
  Logistics: WTO Library, 14:15-15:15 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizers: WCP Chairs in South Africa, Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, and Cameroon
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: the session will examine the opportunities and policy challenges associated with the rapid evolution of services markets, including digitalization, sustainability transitions, and inclusive participation.
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• WTO Public Forum Session: Green Corridors: Transport Services and Africa’s Transition
  Logistics: WTO Room F, 15:45-16:45 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizers: Trade Negotiations and Investment Forum (TNIF) and ODI Global
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This session will explore how Africa can develop green transport corridors that reduce emissions and fuel dependence, improve mobility and freight efficiency, and create jobs and regional value chains.
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• WTO Public Forum Session: Driving Green Growth Through Environmental Services Trade
  Logistics: WTO Room W, 17:15-18:15 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizer: Switzerland and Costa Rica
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This session will explore how trade agreements can promote environmental and environmentally related services, using the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS) as a pioneering example.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Trade Predictability at Risk: How Diverging Pesticide and Food Safety Rules Are Reshaping Global Agri-Food Trade
  Logistics: WTO Room B, 14:15-15:15 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizer: CropLife International
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This Curated Conversation will explore the agri-food trade implications emerging from the complex relationship between pesticide and food safety rules.
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