On 16 November 2020 at 3 pm CET, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are organising a high-level event on "Environment and trade for a sustainable and inclusive recovery from COVID-19".
The event will gather leaders from across the world to identify tangible actions for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive trade.
The following topics will be discussed:
- What opportunities exist to use trade policies as catalysts for a green and sustainable economic transition and recovery?
- How can we make global supply chains green and more resilient?
- How can trade better contribute to conservation and the sustainable use of nature?
- How can we break down silos to ensure that trade plays a full role in building back greener and better?
Speakers include:
- Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
- Alan Wm. Wolff, Deputy Director-General, WTO
- Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Minister of Trade and Industry, Rwanda
- Andrea Meza Murillo, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica
- Dame Ellen MacArthur, Founder and Chair of Trustees, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
- Jamshyd N. Godrej, Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited, India
Moderator:
Chad Blackman, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Barbados to the WTO and Chair of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment