Trade and Investment
Our Mission
Ensuring that trade benefits people and the planet.
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Did you know? Trade accounts for over 50% of global GDP
Now at the Forum
Understanding the WTO Ministerial Meeting: What just happened and what’s next?
The 164-member World Trade Organization met for the first time in 5 years. Here's what was agreed upon at WTO Ministerial Conference 2022 - and what to expect.
Delivering a Climate Trade Agenda: Industry Insights
For this report, the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Clifford Chance, interviewed representatives from more than 30 companies to better understand how trade can support climate action.
Our Impact
Our Initiatives
Green Trade
We need to identify ways trade can help rebuild a greener global economy. This community of experts is advancing dialogue, research, and projects.
Digital Trade
This effort seeks to harness digital trade in services, one of the most dynamic sectors in the global economy, to aid the global economic recovery.
Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
This is a public-private partnership dedicated to reducing the time and cost required to conduct trade, and to removing obstacles to the global supply chain.
Global Investment Policy and Practice
This initiative brings together business and government to address investment challenges and unlock their potential, informed by experts, experience and evidence.
Crowdsource Innovation
Riverrecycle Oy
RiverRecycle aims to stop ocean plastic pollution by implementing financially sustainable plastic waste collection and recycling solutions.
Karma Trade
Karma Trade invented a digital swap system based on our currency Karma, empowering secondhand stores to become local circular economies for post-consumer goods.
KoltiTrace
Koltiva is an end-to-end software-as-a-service solutions company that makes agri-tech supply chains sustainable, reliable, and transparent.
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We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make a positive change.
