Trade and sustainable development. 1. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to promoting the development of international trade and investment in such a way as to contribute to the objective of sustainable development and shall strive to ensure that this objective is realised in the relevant areas of their economic relationship.
2. The Parties recognise the right of each Party to establish its own levels of domestic environmental and labour protection, and to adopt or modify its relevant laws and policies, consistent with their commitment to internationally recognised standards and agreements.
3. The Parties also recognise that they should avoid encouraging trade or investment by lowering or offering to lower the levels of protection afforded in domestic environmental or labour laws.
4. The Parties shall exchange information and share experience on their actions to promote coherence and mutual supportiveness between trade, social and environmental objectives, including on the aspects set out in Title VIII, and shall strengthen dialogue and cooperation on sustainable development issues that may arise in the context of trade relations.
Trade and sustainable development. 1. The Parties recognise the contribution to the goal of sustainable development that can be made by promoting mutually supportive trade, environment and labour policies and reaffirm their commitment to promoting global and bilateral trade and investment in such a way as to contribute to that goal.
2. The Parties recognise the right of each Party to establish its own levels of domestic environmental and labour protection, and to adopt or modify its own relevant laws and policies, consistent with their commitment to internationally recognised standards and agreements.
3. The Parties recognise that it is inappropriate to encourage trade or investment by lowering or offering to lower the levels of protection afforded in domestic environmental or labour laws. The Parties recognise that it is also inappropriate to use environmental or labour laws, policies and practices for trade-protectionist purposes.
4. The Parties shall exchange information and share experience on their actions to promote coherence and mutual supportiveness between trade, social and environmental objectives, including on areas such as corporate social responsibility, environmental goods and services, climate-friendly products and technologies and sustainability assurance schemes, as well as on the other aspects set out in Title VIII, and shall strengthen dialogue and cooperation on sustainable development issues that may arise in the context of trade relations.
Trade and sustainable development. 1. The Parties recognise the contribution to the goal of sustainable development that can be made by promoting mutually supportive trade, environmental and social policies.
2. To complement the activities set out in Titles III and IV of Part III, the Parties agree to cooperate in, inter alia:
(a) developing programmes and actions regarding the implementation and enforcement of trade-related aspects of multilateral environmental agreements and environmental laws;
(b) supporting the development of an enabling framework for trade in goods and services contributing to sustainable development, including through the dissemination of corporate-social-responsibility practices;
(c) promoting trade in products derived from sustainably managed natural resources, including through effective measures regarding the conservation and sustainable management of wildlife, fisheries and forestry as well as developing measures to combat illegal trade with environmental relevance, including through enforcement activities and customs cooperation;
(d) strengthening institutional capacity for analysis and action on trade and sustainable development.
Trade and sustainable development. 1. The Parties recognise that social and economic development and environmental protection are interdependent and mutually reinforcing. They reaffirm their commitment, with due regard to their respective levels of development, to enhancing the integration of sustainable development, which consists of economic development, social development and environmental protection, in every aspect of their trade relations in order to promote sustainable growth. To that end, the Parties shall encourage in their trade relationships a high level of environmental, social and labour protection in particular those commitments specified in Article 54 and Chapters 1 to 3 of Title V, and in Chapter 2 of Title III under this Part II, to achieve the objectives of the agreed Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Parties further agree that environmental and social measures should not be used for protectionist purposes.
2. The Parties agree that it is inappropriate to encourage trade and investment by lowering or offering to lower the level of domestic protection afforded in environmental or labour laws, or their enforcement.
3. The Parties recognise their respective rights to determine sustainable development policy objectives and priorities and establish their own levels of domestic protection in the social, labour and environmental areas, including climate change, as they deem appropriate, provided that the adopted laws and policies are not inconsistent with their commitments to internationally recognised protection standards and relevant agreements.
4. The Parties shall promote trade in products obtained through the sustainable management, conservation and efficient use of natural resources. The Parties shall also cooperate to promote trade and investment in goods and services of particular relevance for climate change mitigation, including in low-carbon manufactured and remanufactured products, renewable energy, and energy-efficient products and services, in accordance with their international commitments.
5. The Parties shall cooperate to promote coherence and mutual supportiveness between trade, labour and environmental policies, and shall strengthen dialogue, and exchange of information and best practices on trade-related aspects of sustainable development, including with the involvement of relevant stakeholders. In that context, they further agree to cooperate to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and resp...
Trade and sustainable development. The Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapter lives up to the highest standards for chapters in other modern agreements such as those with Mexico or Japan. The basis is the premise that increased trade should not come at the expense of the environment or labour conditions. On the contrary, it should promote sustainable development. The Parties agree that they should not lower labour or environmental standards in order to attract trade and investment. They also agree that the trade agreement should not constrain their right to regulate on environmental or labour matters, including in situations where scientific information is not conclusive. The Parties commit to respecting International Labour Organization Conventions on: - Forced and child labour - Non-discrimination at work - Child labour - Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining In addition, there are commitments on health and safety at work and labour inspection. Both sides also agree to respect multilateral environmental agreements that they have signed such as the CITES Convention on wildlife trade and to work together on their implementation. In a specific article on climate change, they agreed to strong language committing to effectively implement the Paris Agreement and to cooperate on the trade- climate change interface. Commitments are included on fighting against deforestation. Private sector initiatives strengthen these commitments, for example not to source meat from farms in recently deforested areas. The Trade and Sustainable Development chapter includes commitments regarding the sustainable management of forests as well as on responsible business conduct. It safeguards relevant initiatives on sustainable agriculture, including EU private sector actions on zero deforestation supply chains and producer-led initiatives, such as the soy moratorium in Brazil to limit the expansion of soy plantations in forestland. The Parties also commit to promoting corporate social responsibility/responsible business conduct, in line with international guidance such as that of the OECD or the UN (UN Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights). The chapter also includes thematic articles on trade-related aspects of natural resources such as biodiversity, forests and fisheries, including combatting illegal logging and illegal, unregulated and unrecorded (IUU) fishing. The agreement lists a number of areas of potential cooperation with a view to ensuring that trade supports the s...
Trade and sustainable development. Through dedicated provisions in the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Chapter, the EU and Mexico sets out common aspirations and objectives to build a free and fair trading relationships, by marrying the values of sustainable development with the economic engine of trade. The TSD Chapter contains a set of binding commitments to protect workers' rights, environmental and climate protection, based on the multilateral system of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions and the Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). These commitments include obligations to effectively implement the "fundamental" ILO standards covering subjects such as freedom of association and effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour, abolition of child labour or equal opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work. These are complemented by a resolve to promote the ILO Decent Work agenda, including on occupational health and safety, working conditions, and labour inspection. Furthermore, the TSD Chapter includes provisions on the fight against climate change and the transition to a sustainable low-carbon economy, referencing the Paris Agreement. It also identifies potential areas where trade and climate change agendas can reinforce each other such as: the conservation and sustainable management of the biological resources, forests and fisheries, the promotion of trade in legally harvested and sustainable products or promotion of low-carbon technologies and energy efficiency. Key relevant international instruments include the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and fisheries instruments at global (FAO) and regional level (RFMOs). Transparency is of particular relevance in the context of TSD. Notably, non-state actors (employers' and workers' organisations, business organisations, environmental interest groups or academics) can be informed about and provide inputs at any moment on the development, introduction, and application of measures related to trade and labour or the environment. The TSD provisions also establish priority areas for sharing of information and joint initiatives, including cooperation in international fora responsible for social or environmental aspects of trade such as the WTO, ILO, UN Environment and MEAs. Furthermore, in view of the increasing importa...
Trade and sustainable development. This Chapter contains mutual commitments to ensure trade and investment are not pursued at the expense of sustainable development and social objectives. The Parties reaffirm their existing international commitments and commit to cooperate on promoting sustainable development. A Committee for Trade & Sustainable Development is established for consultation, co-operation and dispute resolution, with obligations to publicise the findings. A Civil Society Forum is established to assist its operation. These provisions are seen to be reasonable in principle but the provision of ‘sanctions’ to enforce the provision on the environment and sustainable development are controversial and a potential attack on UK sovereignty where tariffs could be reapplied or other punishments levied should the EU decide the UK contravenes its responsibilities – in the opinion of the EU. This would require careful and robust negotiation to find an acceptable text. 23. Trade and Labour 23. Trade and Labour
Trade and sustainable development a) The TCA reconfirms the longstanding commitment of Canada and the United Kingdom to sustainable development and is designed to xxxxxx the contribution of trade to this objective.
b) Accordingly, the TCA includes comprehensive and binding commitments for the protection of workers' rights and the environment. The United Kingdom and Canada attach the highest priority to ensuring the TCA delivers tangible outcomes in these areas, thereby maximising the benefits the Agreement will bring for workers and for the environment.
Trade and sustainable development. The chapter includes all of the key elements of the EU approach and is in line with the level of ambition of the chapters concluded in other recent EU FTAs. Notably, it provides for: • commitments to key international instruments on labour and environment: - effective implementation of the 4 groups of ILO core labour standards as covered by the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental principles and Rights at Work - effective implementation of ratified ILO Conventions - effective implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements – including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement • continued and sustained progress towards ratification of non-ratified fundamental ILO Conventions; • the prohibition of relaxing domestic labour and environmental laws to attract trade and investment; • commitments to the conservation and sustainable management of natural resources, addressing biodiversity (including combating illegal wildlife trade), forestry (including fighting against illegal logging), and fisheries (including combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing); • the promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility and other trade and investment practices supporting sustainable development; • a dedicated institutional set-up, including mechanisms for the involvement of civil society in the implementation of the chapter, both domestically (consultation of "domestic advisory groups") and jointly ("joint dialogue with civil society"); • a tailored mechanism for the resolution of disputes, including governmental consultations and recourse to an independent panel of experts.
Trade and sustainable development. A rticle 9.1 Context and Objectives
1. The Parties recall the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment of 1972, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992, Agenda 21 on Environment and Development of 1992, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up of 1998, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation on Sustainable Development of 2002 and the Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council on Full Employment and Decent Work of 2006 and the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization of 2008.
2. The Parties recognise that economic development, social development and environmental protection are interdependent and mutually supportive components of sustainable development. They underline the benefit of cooperation on trade- related labour and environmental issues as part of a global approach to trade and sustainable development.
3. The Parties agree that this Chapter embodies a cooperative approach based on common values and interests, taking into account the differences in their levels of development as appropriate and the respect of their current and future needs and aspirations.
4. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to promote the development of international trade in such a way as to contribute to the objective of sustainable development and to ensure that this objective is integrated and reflected in the Parties trade relationship.
