Sustainable trade
Trade should deliver mutually acceptable benefits between trading partners and achieve balanced economic, environmental and social outcomes.
Explore our topical research, including the Sustainable Trade Index, which measures the capacity of economies to participate in international trade in a manner that supports the long-term domestic and global goals of economic growth, environmental protection, and better social equity.
The STI 2022 is the fourth edition of the index.
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Get access to proven experience and fresh thinking in cross-border trade, policy and business. Drawn from a wide range of disciplines and sectors, our experts offer valuable views and opinions on achieving sustainable global trade.
Henry Storey
Senior Analyst - Asia, Dragoman
Stephen Olson
Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Mekhla Jha
Research Manager, International Trade Research, Hinrich Foundation
Chuin Wei Yap
Program Director, International Trade Research, Hinrich Foundation
Frederick Kliem
Research Fellow and Lecturer, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore
Michael O'Sullivan
Author
Christos Cabolis
Chief Economist, IMD World Competitiveness Center
Daniel Trefler
J. Douglas and Ruth Canada Research Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity at the Rotman School of Management
Harpreet Kaur
Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP Asia-Pacific
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Alex Capri
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and lecturer, NUS Business School
Areas of expertise
Technology and trade
Global value chains
Tariffs and non-tariff barriers
Christopher Clague
Writer and adviser on trade, globalization, and geopolitics
C. Peter Timmer
Thomas D. Cabot Emeritus Professor of Development Studies, Harvard University
Aaron Cosbey
Senior Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Johan Norberg
Senior Fellow, Cato Institute and the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
Emmanuel A. San Andres
Senior Analyst, APEC Policy Support Unit
Andrea Durkin
Former Principal of Sparkplug, LLC and creator of Consensus Learning, LLC
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Rhea C. Hernando
Economic and Policy Researcher, APEC Policy Support Unit
Jeffrey Wilson
Director of Research & Economics, Australian Industry Group
Bilahari Kausikan
Chairman, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore
Bert Hofman
Director, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore
Suman Bery
Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC
Fukunari Kimura
Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
Simon J. Evenett
Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, University of St Gallen, and Founder, Global Trade Alert
Areas of expertise
International trade policy
National competition law
Economic development
Alice Calder
Freelance writer and economist
Areas of expertise
Immigration and international trade
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Economics and culture
Ed Gerwin
President, Trade Guru LLC
Areas of expertise
International trade policy
International trade law
International trade and federal relations
Lauren Kyger
Digital Content Manager, National Committee on US-China Relations
Areas of expertise
US-China trade
Foreign direct investment
Digital trade
Charlie Barnes
Editorial staff, East Asia Forum
Homi Kharas
Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Meagan Dooley
Senior research analyst, Center for Sustainable Development, The Brookings Institution
Iris Mantovani
Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Alexandre de Crombrugghe
Head of Investment Promotion and Facilitation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
David Dollar
Senior fellow, John L Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution
Nicholas Mulder
Assistant Professor, Cornell University, New York
Daniel Ikenson
Director of Policy Research, NDP | Analytics
Maria Adele Carrai
Assistant Professor of Global China Studies, NYU Shanghai
Kati Suominen
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and Founder and CEO, Nextrade Group
Areas of expertise
Digital trade
Trade and technology
Sustainable trade
Trade facilitation
Dini Sari Djalal
Associate Director - Editorial, Hinrich Foundation
Luke Patey
Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies
Joshua P. Meltzer
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Areas of expertise
Digital trade
Technology and trade
US-China trade
Sylwyn Calizo Jr.
Researcher, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Gary P. Sampson
Professor in the Practice of International Trade, Melbourne Business School
Julian Adorney
Contributor Writer, Hinrich Foundation
Robyn Boerstling
VP, Infrastructure, Innovation and Human Resources, National Association of Manufacturers
Jake Colvin
Executive Director, Global Innovation Forum, and Vice President, National Foreign Trade Council
Jamaica Gayle
Deputy Director, Global Innovation Forum
Ayelet Haran
Director, International Policy & Government Affairs, Japan, China and Canada at Bristol Myers Squibb
Anne Kim
Editor, Washington Monthly, and Author of Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection
Sarah Smiley
Strategic advocacy
Christine McDaniel
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
Eileen Norcross
Vice President, Policy Research, and senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Scott Miller
Senior Adviser, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, CSIS
James Lewis
Senior Vice President and Director, Strategic Technologies Program, CSIS
Caroline Freund
Global Director of Trade, Investment and Competitiveness, The World Bank Group
Donald J. Boudreaux
Senior Fellow and Professor of Economics, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Richard J. Crespin
CEO, CollaborateUp
Linda Schmid
International Development Adviser, Trade in Services International
Stephen Rose
Research Professor, George Washington Institute of Public Policy