ASEAN |
Association of South-East Asian Nations |
BIT |
Bilateral Investment Treaty |
CAFTA-DR |
Central America – U.S. – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement |
CARIFORUM |
The Caribbean Forum |
CEC |
(North American) Commission on Environmental Cooperation |
CETA |
(Canada-EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
CSR |
corporate social responsibility |
EC |
European Commission |
ECA |
environmental cooperation agreement |
EFTA |
Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation |
EIA |
environmental impact assessment |
EPA |
economic partnership agreement |
EU |
European Union |
FET |
fair and equitable treatment |
FTA |
Free trade agreement |
FTAA |
Free Trade Area of the Americas |
GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
ICC |
international criminal code |
ICSID |
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
IIA |
international investment agreement |
IISD |
International Institute for Sustainable Development |
IP |
intellectual property |
IPFSD |
Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development |
IPR |
intellectual property right |
ISDS |
investor–state dispute settlement |
MEA |
multilateral environmental agreement |
MFN |
most-favoured nation |
MST |
minimum standard of treatment |
NAAEC |
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
RTIA |
regional trade and investment agreement |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
SDG |
Sustainable Development Goals |
SPS |
sanitary and phytosanitary |
TEPAC |
U.S. Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee |
TiSA |
Trade in Services Agreement |
TPP |
Trans-Pacific Partnership |
TRIMs |
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures |
TRIPs |
Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights |
TTIP |
Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
UNCITRAL |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
UPOV |
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
U.S. |
United States |
USTR |
United States Trade Representative |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |