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''Sustainability''.
(WTO).


In the context of sustainability, 'brown' refers to activities, assets or projects that are not 'green'.
The WTO is an international forum for negotiating trade agreements between governments.


For example, brown assets are ones that contribute to climate change through the emission of greenhouse gases.
In simple terms, its overriding purpose is to help trade flow as freely as possible, so long as there are no undesirable side effects.




== See also ==
The WTO was established in 1995 and incorporates the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
* [[Brownfield]]
* [[Climate Financial Risk Forum]]
* [[Green]]
* [[Green asset]]
* [[Green bond]]
* [[Green Bond Principles]]
* [[Green buffer]]
* [[Green loan]]
* [[Green Loan Principles]]
* [[Greenhouse gas]]
* [[Sustainability]]


==See also==
*[[Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism]] (CBAM)
*[[European Free Trade Association]]
*[[Financial Services Committee]]
*[[Free trade]]
*[[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]]  (GATT)
*[[International trade]]
*[[Tariff]]
*[[The role of the OECD export credit agencies]]
*[[Trade Facilitation Agreement]]
*[[Trade finance]]
*[[Trade war]]
*[[WTO rules]]
==External link==
*[https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/thewto_e.htm The World Trade Organization (WTO) - about us]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Latest revision as of 19:02, 11 October 2023

(WTO).

The WTO is an international forum for negotiating trade agreements between governments.

In simple terms, its overriding purpose is to help trade flow as freely as possible, so long as there are no undesirable side effects.


The WTO was established in 1995 and incorporates the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).


See also


External link