Event Conference
40th UN/CEFACT Forum
08 May 2023 – 12 May 2023
Organization: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The UN/CEFACT Forum has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of trade facilitation and electronic business, supporting global trade and value chains management for sustainable development, and fostering collaboration among professionals from around the world.
40th UN/CEFACT
The forum is filled with domain sessions, panel discussions, conferences and lunch and learns. The in-person event will cover the work of UN/CEFACT across different domains and focus on the following topics:
- Cross Border Invoicing
- Standards Development Methodologies and the Role of Standards.
- Cross-border Trade in Agricultural Goods
- ESG Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy
- Transport and Logistics
- Verifiable Credentials for Traceability and Sustainability, API’s using the BSP Vocabulary
- BSP Data Exchange Structures for Trade Finance Facilitation and other interesting topics.
Several meetings going on in parallel during the 40th UN/CEFACT Forum will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of trade facilitation and electronic business, supporting global trade and value chains management for sustainable development, and fostering collaboration among professionals from around the world.
Session of interest
Team of Specialists on ESG Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy will deep dive into the foundational elements of an ESG monitoring and reporting protocol, looking at issues from a cross-sectorial and sector-specific perspectives in key value chains for the transition to a circular economy.
9 May 2023 | 9:30 – 17:30
Palais des Nations | Room XVII
Resilience of Global Supply Chains in Times of Crisis – Supporting a Sustainable Recovery with Green and Digital Solutions is aimed at taking stock of the complex issues of disruptions in global supply chains and potential ways to address them, including through the digital solutions and instruments developed by UN/CEFACT.
10 May 2023 | 14:30 – 17:00
Palais des Nations | Room XVII