Colette van der Ven
Colette van der Ven
Senior Associate Researcher, Trade and environmental sustainability

Colette van der Ven is an international lawyer with an expertise in trade and sustainable development.

As Founder and Director of TULIP – a Geneva-based consulting firm – Colette advises governments and international organizations on how to leverage regulatory frameworks and trade agreements to promote inclusive and sustainable development.

Colette is also a visiting lecturer in international economic law at the Graduate Institute. Previously, she worked as an international trade lawyer for Sidley Austin representing governments in international disputes before panels and the Appellate Body at the World Trade Organization.

Colette holds a Juris Doctor from the Harvard Law School a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and is a member of the New York Bar.


Publications

GT14  – EU trade and the environment: Development as the missing side of the triangle

GT14  – EU trade and the environment: Development as the missing side of the triangle

Publication | Paper
1 June 2023
GT13 – Exploring the interface between unilateral and bilateral approaches to greenin...

GT13 – Exploring the interface between unilateral and bilateral approaches to greenin...

Publication | Paper
12 April 2023
GT12 – Make-or-break: Including Multilateral Environmental Agreements as “essential e...

GT12 – Make-or-break: Including Multilateral Environmental Agreements as “essential e...

Publication | Paper
4 December 2022

News

Europe Jacques Delors' active participation at the World Trade Organization Public Fo...

Europe Jacques Delors' active participation at the World Trade Organization Public Fo...

News | Article
19 September 2023
Greening EU Trade: Integrating development as the missing part of the triangle

Greening EU Trade: Integrating development as the missing part of the triangle

News | Event Report
15 June 2023

Media

Greening of EU trade policy must take greater account of development, says Europe Jac...

Greening of EU trade policy must take greater account of development, says Europe Jac...

Media | Article
11 June 2023

Agence Europe

Europe Jacques Delors: Development is missing piece in EU trade-and-environment polic...

Europe Jacques Delors: Development is missing piece in EU trade-and-environment polic...

Media | Article
6 June 2023
EU an economic superpower struggling to get its way

EU an economic superpower struggling to get its way

Media | Article
4 June 2023

Financial Times

Europe Jacques Delors makes recommendations to make ‘greening’ of trade more effectiv...

Europe Jacques Delors makes recommendations to make ‘greening’ of trade more effectiv...

Media | Article
12 April 2023

Agence Europe

Events

14 September 2023
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Unleashing the potential of EU's Green Trade Agend...

The event is part of the World Trade Organization Public Forum 2023

16 June 2023
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GREENING EU TRADE: INTEGRATING DEVELOPMENT AS THE ...

The event will be held on YouTube

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