Sustainable trade
Trade should deliver mutually acceptable benefits between trading partners and achieve balanced economic, environmental and social outcomes. Explore our topical research, including our bi-annual Sustainable Trade Index, which looks at the readiness of 20 Indo-Pacific economies for sustainable trade.
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Our sustainable trade experts & contributors
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.
Stephen Olson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Simon J. Evenett
Professor of International Trade and Economic Development and MBA Director, University of St. Gallen
Areas of expertise
International trade policy
National competition law
Economic development
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Alice Calder
Freelance writer and economist
Areas of expertise
Immigration and international trade
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Economics and culture
Lauren Kyger
Digital Content Manager, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Areas of expertise
US-China trade
Foreign direct investment
Digital trade
Joshua P. Meltzer
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Areas of expertise
Digital trade
Technology and trade
US-China trade
Andrea Durkin
Editor-in-Chief, TradeVistas
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Julian Adorney
Contributor Writer, TradeVista
Jake Colvin
Executive Director, Global Innovation Forum, and Vice President, National Foreign Trade Council
Jamaica Gayle
Deputy Director, Global Innovation Forum
Ayelet Haran
Contributor Writer, TradeVista, and Government Affairs and Policy Executive
Sarah Hubbart
Contributor Writer, TradeVista
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, CSIS
James Lewis
Senior Vice President and Director, Strategic Technologies Program
Caroline Freund
Global Director of Trade, Investment and Competitiveness
Kevin Doyle
International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
Donald J. Boudreaux
Senior Fellow and Professor of Economics, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Joseph S. Diedrich
Appellate Litigator, Husch Blackwell
Richard J. Crespin
CEO, CollaborateUp
Steve Lamar
Executive Vice President, American Apparel & Footwear Association and President of the Board, Washington International Trade Association (WITA)
Linda Schmid
Principal of Trade, Services International
Stephen Rose
Research Professor, George Washington Institute of Public Policy