Done well, Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) of trade agreements can provide useful insights and help craft inclusive, sustainable trade policy. The recent SIA of the EFTA-Thailand trade agreement provides an opportunity to reflect on what works and what doesn’t.
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