Build a conducive business environment

<p>The ITC&rsquo;s Supporting Trade Negotiations and Policy Reform Programme seeks to strengthen the capacity of public and private sector stakeholders to contribute to trade negotiations and policy/regulatory formulation on emerging matters relating to facilitating investment, green trade, e-commerce/digitalization, inclusive trade, sustainable and resilient value chains, industrialization plans, strengthened multilateral and regional integration, and other trade and investment policy issues identified as relevant for a conducive business environment.</p><p>Through this project, ITC will, in relation to the topics mentioned above, seek to (a) generate awareness/understanding of stakeholders through information-sharing/awareness-raising engagements; (b) capacitate stakeholders to engage in informed and inclusive trade and investment policy and regulatory reforms; and (c) support domestic trade and investment policy reforms through technical studies/analyses and related advisory support to facilitate implementation of reforms, including undertaking legislative/regulatory reforms.</p><p>In designing and implementing such support, ITC builds upon the multilateral and regional/bilateral trading frameworks in place to ensure there is a coherent and coordinated approach to domestic trade and investment policy reforms and that measures implemented are aligned with trade commitments undertaken and/or international best practices in this regard.</p><p>The activities implemented under this project will be based on requests received from countries/institutions.<!--[if !supportAnnotations]--><a href="#_msocom_1" language="JavaScript" name="_msoanchor_1"></a><a href="#_msocom_2" language="JavaScript" name="_msoanchor_2"></a><!--[endif]--></p><!--[if !supportAnnotations]--><!--[endif]--><!--[if !supportAnnotations]--><!--[endif]--><!--[if !supportAnnotations]--><!--[endif]--><a href="#_msoanchor_1"></a>

<p>The proposed project will scale up the alignment assessment of multi-stakeholder initiatives and individual companies and uptake of OECD Due Diligence Guidance.&nbsp;</p><p>Building on the ITC Standards Map database and online portal, the project will map relevant multi-stakeholder initiatives and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Responsible Supply Chains in Garment and Footwear sector. ITC will then develop an online customized application that facilitates the self-assessment of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) against the due diligence guidance and support the official alignment assessment process.</p><p>ITC will leverage the existing database of Standards Map to map the multi-stakeholder initiatives and OECD due diligence guidance, and assist MSIs with regards to:</p><ul><li>Data collection, maintenance, updates, and adaptations related to due diligence;</li><li>Self-assessment, review, and correspondence with OECD due diligence;</li><li>Application to official alignment assessment and uptake of due diligence by multi-stakeholder initiatives and individual companies.</li></ul>