Colette van der Ven

Founder &Director @TULIPConsulting; Visiting Lecturer @GraduateInstitute; JD/MPP @Harvard. Making trade work for sustainable and inclusive development

[OECD Environment @OECD_ENV]

How can policymakers connect trade negotiations on environmental goods with environmental standard-setting processes?

Read our paper to find out ➡️ https://t.co/djAah7swZZ

[Journal of International Economic Law @JIEL_OUP]

.@ColettevdVen explores how low and middle-income countries can leverage trade agreements to accelerate #circulareconomy transitions in Africa's textile sector through #WTO and #AfCFTA frameworks.
https://t.co/P4oLEnvWKK

[TULIP Consulting @Tulip_Tweets_]

The report can be accessed here: https://t.co/zIRtNf6g35

[TULIP Consulting @Tulip_Tweets_]

TULIP Consuting is excited to share a new report, commissed by the Flanders Waste Management Agency #OVAM, entitled: "The Missing Piece of the EU Green Deal: the case for an EU Resources Law".

[TULIP Consulting @Tulip_Tweets_]

This report demonstrates the importance of establishing an EU Resources Law - similar to the Climate Law - to address overconsumption of resources.

[Colette van der Ven @ColettevdVen]

Greening trade is the focus of #COP28's first-ever #TradeDay, happening today. It is important to ensure that these discussions do not overlook developing country considerations.

[Colette van der Ven @ColettevdVen]

You can access the paper here: https://t.co/BpX1y3wb8m

[Colette van der Ven @ColettevdVen]

Greening trade is the focus of #COP28's first-ever #TradeDay, happening today. It is important to ensure that these discussions do not overlook developing country considerations.

[Colette van der Ven @ColettevdVen]

In a new policy brief, @PascalLAMYPPF, @genevieve_pons @Cláudia Azevedo, and I explore what a pro-development green trade agenda could look like concretely. The paper includes case studies on carbon pricing and trade in transition minerals critical to achieving decarbonization.

[Colette van der Ven @ColettevdVen]

@TradeLabGeneva @katrin_kuhlmann @Luciangal2 @Jamesnedumpara Tradelab will be in great hands with the new leadership!

[Colette van der Ven @ColettevdVen]

@DelorsEurope @wto @Hoe__Lim @genevieve_pons @daveghbeer @Matthewbarbados Enjoyed moderating this panel with fantastic speakers!

[Matthew Wilson @Matthewbarbados]

@DelorsEurope @wto @genevieve_pons @ColettevdVen @daveghbeer This was a ‘gloves off’ session and I very much enjoyed the shared effort to ensure development & the priorities of #MSMEs are part of EU climate policy #CBAM

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

The #AfCFTA isn't just an economic opportunity; it's a chance to advance sustainable production and consumption across Africa. Small businesses must be the driving force. The main thematic of our session on "Driving Africa’s Green Transition".

[IISD Economies @IISD_ELP]

🗣️"Development must go beyond mere growth and also address environmental and social inclusion considerations."
🌍@ColettevdVen emphasizes the need for a proactive approach in African countries' adoption of #CircularEconomy principles in the #garment sector
https://t.co/jT3GntSiOf

[TULIP Consulting @Tulip_Tweets_]

A new piece by @TULIP_Tweets Director @ColettevdVen on linking Economic Transformation to Circular Economy Goals in the African garment industry https://t.co/JytJQH2vPq via @iisd_news

[Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa @AfricaAtLSE]

The first day our #FoodTrade, #FoodSecurity & #ClimateChange workshop is underway!

[Europe Jacques Delors @DelorsEurope]

This was the topic of the session organized by @DelorsEurope in the context of the @wto #TradeandEnvironment week

@ColettevdVen presented the three pillars of the EU's new approach to the issue, as suggested by EJD and outlined in our recent publication
https://t.co/HVN2UMdX0Z

[Colette van der Ven @ColettevdVen]

Join us today online for the #TradeandEnvironment week side event "Greening EU Trade: Integrating Development as the Missing Part of the Triangle" organized by @DelorsEurope

🗣️ @ColettevdVen, @CarolynDeere
🕐 16 June, 16:00-17:00 CET
🖥️https://t.co/IkdiHq92es

[Europe Jacques Delors @DelorsEurope]

#SaveTheDate

"Greening #EUTrade: Integrating Development as The Missing Part of The Triangle"

Event organised by @DelorsEurope in the context of the @wto #TradeandEnvironment Week 2023.

Speakers
🗣@ColettevdVen
🗣@CarolynDeere

Follow it live here: https://t.co/6ym9VUkSb8

[Neil Balchin @BalchinNeil]

In a new @commonwealthsec & OECS book on trade-related policy options to support #resilient and #sustainable post-#COVID19 recovery, @ColettevdVen and I look at how the #OECS can leverage #trade agreements to harness opportunities in #digital trade: https://t.co/qxOi8us65M