Trade

Trade plays an instrumental role in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Trade, being a key driver of economic growth and development, directly influences the global economy by creating jobs, reducing poverty, and fostering economic stability and sustainable development.

Under SDG 8, trade supports the promotion of inclusive and sustainable economic growth. By creating opportunities for employment and decent work for all, trade can help to improve living standards and stimulate economic development. Furthermore, trade openness and integration into the global economy can accelerate technological progress and productivity growth. It also allows countries to exploit their comparative advantage, thereby promoting efficiency in the allocation of resources and enhancing income opportunities for all.

In relation to SDG 10, trade has the potential to reduce inequalities within and among countries. The inclusion of marginalized groups into trading activities, both at the national and international levels, can enable these groups to benefit from the wealth generated by trade. This is particularly crucial in developing countries, where trade-led economic growth can help reduce income inequalities and facilitate social mobility.

In terms of SDG 17, trade is a crucial component of the global partnership for sustainable development. Effective and equitable trading systems can foster international cooperation, which is fundamental to address the challenges posed by poverty, inequality, climate change, and conflict. A multilateral trading system, based on rules agreed upon mutually by nations, can provide a framework for such cooperation.

However, for trade to be genuinely beneficial for sustainable development, it is essential to address issues like trade barriers, subsidies, and intellectual property rights that can exacerbate inequalities. Policy coherence at the national, regional, and international levels is needed to ensure that trade contributes positively to all the SDGs.

This report showcases the latest transaction patterns, trends and cybercrime threats in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). It is essential reading for anyone involved in cybersecurity, financial crime, digital identity, fraud management and threat detection, advancing SDGs 8 (decent work and economic growth) and 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions).
The world food price crisis in 2007/08 has aroused worldwide attention to the global food price volatility and food self-sufficiency issues. This paper modelled the entire environment of food production and transaction from a holistic view by a Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus in order to reveal the hidden connections related to the food self-sufficiency issue, including the interdependencies of food production with its restraining factors (hybrid energy, hybrid water), other production sectors, and international exchanges.
As an extension of a previous work (Chen and Han, 2015a), this study explored the arable land use of the world economy from source of exploitation to sink of final consumption via the global supply chain, by means of embodiment accounting that includes the indirect feedbacks associated with both intermediate and primary inputs. In magnitude, the global transfer of arable land use is estimated to be around 40% of the total direct exploitation. The connections as well as imbalances of major economies in intermediate and final trades of arable land use are discussed.
Evaluations of food, energy and water (FEW) linkages are rapidly emerging in contemporary nexus studies. This paper demonstrates, from a food consumption perspective, the potential of life cycle thinking in understanding the complex and often “hidden” linkages between FEW systems. Our study evaluates the upstream virtual water and embodied energy in food consumption in the Tamar catchment, South West England, distinguishing between domestic production and imports origin.
The authors examine the ways in which miriti fruits are harvested, traded and consumed, and highlight the social and economic benefits that they bring to local communities.
Elsevier, Extractive Industries and Society, Volume 5, January 2018
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This article examines how Fairtrade is transforming artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Focusing on the ‘Extending Fairtrade Gold to Africa’ project in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, it demonstrates how Fairtrade is becoming embedded within local formalization contexts and organizational dynamics. The Project is at an early stage; therefore, findings consider emerging issues. By probing what solidarities at a distance imply for gold mining, the article elaborates on how artisanal and small-scale miner organisations are developing to produce gold for Fairtrade markets.
The study presents comparative global evidence on the transformation of economic growth to poverty reduction in developing countries, with emphasis on the role of income inequality. The focus is on the period since the early-mid-1990s when growth in these countries as a group has been relatively strong, surpassing that of the advanced economies. Both regional and country-specific data are analyzed for the $1.25 and $2.50-level poverty headcount ratios using World Bank Povcalnet data.
Lawyers from the Juris Pilot travel to Myanmar to deliver training
The burgeoning economy in Myanmar is creating much opportunity in the country but this is putting a strain on the judicial system which is trying to keep pace with development. The Juris Pilot addresses the need for greater knowledge of international contract law by training government legal staff. Sharing knowledge between professionals advances SDG 16.3 to promote the rule of law at the national and international levels.
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All-Energy, 10-11 May 2017

All-Energy
All-Energy is the UK’s largest renewable energy event, providing industry suppliers and thought-leaders the opportunity to connect with new customers and expand business networks in this fast-changing marketplace as well as learn about latest technologies and solutions. Presentations from the 2017 event provide invaluable insights into bioenergy, solar, offshore and onshore wind, hydropower and wave & tidal sectors, as well as energy storage, low carbon transport and sustainable cities solutions. This is directly related to SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy.

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