Founded in Geneva in September 1996, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) aims to influence the international trade system such that it advances the goal of sustainable development. As an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental organization, ICTSD engages a broad range of actors in ongoing dialogue on trade and sustainable development policy. In advancing its mission, the Centre has become a leading broker of knowledge and information on trade policy and sustainable development.
With a global network of governmental, non-governmental, and inter-governmental partners, ICTSD plays a unique, systemic role as a provider of original, non-partisan reporting and facilitation services.
ICTSD established formal partnerships with 123 institutions in 37 different countries in 2009.
ICTSD convened more than 99 dialogues in over 20 different countries in 2009.
On weekly and monthly frequencies, ICTSD produces 13 different periodicals in five languages that reach out to roughly 20,000 policy makers and influencers in more than 180 countries.