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Fostering inclusive international cooperation on trade and trade policies to enable a circular economy that serves sustainable development priorities and environmental goals.

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Synergies

Welcome to Synergies, an online platform featuring expert commentary and opinions curated by TESS. We foster dialogue and incubate ideas on how to shape a global trading system that effectively addresses global environmental crises and advances sustainable development.

Synergies draws on perspectives from leading experts and practitioners across policy communities from around the world. We cultivate solutions-oriented policy analysis for a sustainable future.
 

Events

UPCOMING EVENT | Conference on Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development (TCSD) 2026

15-16 October 2026 | Dates for the 2026 Conference on Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development have been confirmed.

04 February 2026
Events

Fostering Inclusive Cooperation on Circular Economy, Trade, and Sustainable Development: Prospects and Sectoral Insights

Public session during Geneva Trade Week 2025.

16 September 2025
News - Newsletter

TESS at Trade and Environment Week 2025

Join us at WTO Trade and Environment Week 2025!

30 June 2025
Publication - Report

TESS Annual Report 2024

The TESS Annual Report reviews our work and shares some of our main achievements and impact in 2024.

TESS 03 April 2025
Publication - Briefing Note

Textiles and Garments – Trade, Climate, and Net Zero Pathways: Scenarios and Implications for Developing Countries and Climate-Resilient Development

The textile and garment sector has a critical role to play in both climate mitigation and climate-resilient development.

Patrick Schröder 19 November 2024
Publication - Report

Trade, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Development: Guidance on Approaches and Good Practices for the Design of Trade-Related Circular Economy Policies and Measures

Report of an International Expert Group on Trade, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Development.

International Expert Group on Trade, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Development 19 September 2024
Publication - Compilation

Reviving Multilateralism: From Vision to Action on Trade and Sustainability at the WTO

A compilation of expert views published in Synergies and curated by TESS.

TESS 12 September 2024
Expert View

Unlocking the Potential of International Trade to Promote a Global Secondary Market and the Transition to a Circular Economy: What Role for the WTO?

The transition to a circular economy must be based on multilateral collaboration and coordination.

Antoine Oger & Pierre Leturcq 28 June 2024
Events

Roundtable on Trade, Sustainability, and Circularity in the Textiles Sector: Perspectives on Trade in Second Hand Textiles

The roundtable addressed sustainable development considerations in used textiles trade.

03 June 2024
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Synergies Series

Next Generation Trade Arrangements

On future models of cooperation for a generation of trade arrangements committed to the principles of sustainability.

Climate and Trade

Addressing the Climate Crisis and Supporting Climate-Resilient Development: Where Can the Trading System Contribute?

Reviving Multilateralism

From Vision to Action on Trade and Sustainability at the WTO.

US Tariffs and Sustainability

The impacts of US tariffs on developing countries and sustainable development.