TCSD 2026
The second TESS Annual Conference on Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development (TCSD 2026) brought together leading experts from around the world to discuss, identify, and forge pathways for effective, inclusive international action and cooperation on trade, climate, and sustainable development.
TCSD 2026 focused on pathways for cooperation on climate action, resilience, and justice. The panels and thematic sessions covered a range of specific and critical topics for attention at the nexus of trade, climate, and sustainable development.
Participation
TCSD 2026 convened a regionally diverse range of experts from research centres, think tanks, and academia, as well as stakeholder organizations, intergovernmental organizations, and government.
Participation in the conference was by invitation only and intended to be an in-person gathering. However, online participation in live-cast public panels was open to all and there were opportunities for hybrid participation in thematic sessions.
Format
TCSD 2026 featured public panels complemented by thematic brainstorming and interactive sessions to deepen dialogue and generate practical ideas for concrete outcomes, collaboration, and ways forward.
TCSD 2026 is taking place at the Villa Barton in Geneva.
About TESS
The Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS) organizes and hosts TCSD. TESS works for a global trading system that effectively addresses global environmental crises and advances sustainable development.
To foster inclusive international cooperation and action on trade and sustainability, our activities seek to catalyse inclusive, evidence-based, and solutions-oriented dialogue and policymaking, connect the dots between policy communities, provide thought leadership on priorities and policy options, and inspire governments and stakeholders to take meaningful action.
