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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:WTO Public Forum 2023 - Environmentally Sustainable Ecommerce and D
 evelopment
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The expansion of retail\, from bricks-and-mortar stores to e-co
 mmerce has become a defining feature of the modern economy. Notwithstandin
 g the potential economic and social benefits\, for e-commerce to make a re
 al contribution to sustainable development\, it is essential to understand
  its nexus with the environment and wider development implications.\n\nEns
 uring that e-commerce is more environmentally sustainable is attracting gr
 owing attention\, given the potential of sustainable shopping to lower gre
 enhouse gas emissions and advance environmental abatement efforts.\n\nThis
  issue is important for developing countries and LDCs that are disproporti
 onately impacted by climate change. Women\, who are more likely to suffer 
 the impacts of environmental degradation\, also play a powerful role as im
 plementers of solutions to make e-commerce more environmentally sustainabl
 e.\n\nThrough the sharing of good practices\, policy experiences and busin
 ess solutions\, this session will demonstrate how countries can advance en
 vironmentally sustainable e-commerce that contributes to inclusive economi
 es and serves climate goals.\n \n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nShamika Sirimanne\, Dir
 ector\, Division on Technology and Logistics\, United Nations Conference o
 n Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\n \nChristian Bilfinger\, Senior Policy 
 Officer\, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)\
 n \nFrançois Martins\, Director of Sustainability \, Mercado Libre\n \n
 Nicolas Palau\, Deputy Permanent Representative\, Permanent Mission of Col
 ombia to the World Trade Organization\n \nYasmin Ismail\, Programme Offic
 er\, CUTS International\, Geneva (Moderator)\n\n\n \n\nMore\n\n \n&lt\;p
 &gt\;The expansion of retail\, from bricks-and-mortar stores to e-commerce
  has become a defining feature of the modern economy. Notwithstanding the 
 potential economic and social benefits\, for e-commerce to make a real con
 tribution to sustainable development\, it is essential to understand its n
 exus with the environment and wider development implications.&lt\;/p&gt\;\
 n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Ensuring that e-commerce is more environmentally sustainable
  is attracting growing attention\, given the potential of sustainable shop
 ping to lower greenhouse gas emissions and advance environmental abatement
  efforts.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This issue is important for developing
  countries and LDCs that are disproportionately impacted by climate change
 . Women\, who are more likely to suffer the impacts of environmental degra
 dation\, also play a powerful role as implementers of solutions to make e-
 commerce more environmentally sustainable.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Throu
 gh the sharing of good practices\, policy experiences and business solutio
 ns\, this session will demonstrate how countries can advance environmental
 ly sustainable e-commerce that contributes to inclusive economies and serv
 es climate goals.&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;h4&gt\;&
 lt\;strong&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&l
 t\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Shamika Sirimanne&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director\, 
 Division on Technology and Logistics\, United Nations Conference on Trade 
 and Development (UNCTAD)&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li
 &gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Christian Bilfinger&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Senior Policy 
 Officer\, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)&
 lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Fran
 çois Martins&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director of Sustainability \, Mercado Lib
 re&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;N
 icolas Palau&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Deputy Permanent Representative\, Permanen
 t Mission of Colombia to the World Trade Organization&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\
 ;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Yasmin Ismail&lt\;/stron
 g&gt\;\, Programme Officer\, CUTS International\, Geneva &lt\;em&gt\;(Mode
 rator)&lt\;/em&gt\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;
 &lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on u
 nctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/wto-public-forum-2023-environmentall
 y-sustainable-ecommerce-and-development
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