Media releasesParis, 15 November 2017 – Today in Paris, the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) participated in launchinga new French national initiative to combat illicit trade. “Illicit trade is a transnational problem, which demands a multinational response,” said TRACIT Director-General Jeffrey Hardy. “France’s Association de Lutte Contre le Commerce Illicite (ALCCI) is the first national group to step up to the challenge of illicit trade, and TRACIT is pleased to support their efforts.” Read the full media release. ----------------- New York, 31 October 2017 – Today in New York, the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) announced the development of the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index comparing 79 countries on the extent to which they enable or prevent illicit trade. “Illicit trade drains global GDP, robs governments of tax revenue, imposes unfair competition on legitimate business, increases supply chain costs, fuels corruption and puts cash in the hands of criminals,” said TRACIT Director-General Jeffrey Hardy. “This problem demands a global response and that’s why we joined forces with The Economist Intelligence Unit to produce the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index.” Read the full media release. ----------------- Panama City, 18 October 2017 – Today in Panama City, the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) participated in a session exploring actions to combat human trafficking and other forms of illicit trades. “Although governments bear the primary responsibility for combating trafficking in persons, the private sector has a critical role to guard against the exploitation of workers and ensure that human rights abuse ends,” said TRACIT Director of Programs Ulrika Bonnier. “Consumers are also increasingly aware and concerned about the conditions under which the goods that they buy are made. TRACIT promotes best practices and lessons learned across sectors to help protect supply chains from forced or trafficked labor.” Read the full media release. ----------------- London, 28 September 2017 – Today in London, the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) participated in a panel discussion on illicit trade, hosted by the Financial Times. “Illicit trade compounds business’ efforts to protect their supply chain – and multiplies costs,” said TRACIT Director-General Jeffrey Hardy. “Stepping up efforts to ensure integrity in the global supply chain is paramount. Innovative measures to address illicit trade will crucially depend on the ability to share more and higher quality information with law enforcement, across sectors, and between the public and private sphere.” Read the full media release. ----------------- Geneva, 26 September 2017 – Today in Geneva, the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) participated in a special session on illicit trade hosted by the WTO Public Forum. “The WTO Public Forum is a critical platform for addressing the most pressing issues on the global trade agenda,” said TRACIT Director-General Jeffrey Hardy. “Illicit trade crowds out the economic benefits we’re all working to achieve through greater trade liberalization. We hope today’s discussions help reshape WTO rules to more effectively regulate against illicit trade, and encourage Member States to adopt more effective measures to fight against illicit trade.” Read the full media release. ----------------- New York City, 6 September 2017 – Today in New York City, the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) was launched to stop the significant and growing economic and social damages caused by illicit trade. “Illicit trade has grown well beyond the capabilities of individual governments and individual companies and now demands a sustained, coordinated response,” said TRACIT Director-General Jeffrey Hardy. “Business has an important role to help shape this response, and today we’re launching the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade to intensify business collaboration with governments and inter-governmental organizations to mitigate the social and economic harms of illicit trade.” Read the full media release. TRACIT in the newsGlobal Trade, 6 November 2017 World Trademark Review, 1 November 2017 The Maritime Executive, 19 October 2017 Reconnaissance, 30 September 2017 Asian Trader, 29 September 2017 Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, 28 September 2017 Ideas Matter, 21 September 2017 World Trademark Review, 8 September 2017 Intellectual Property Watch, 8 September 2017 Global Advisors, 7 September 2017 IOL Business Report, 7 September 2017 Securing Industries, 6 September 2017 Digital Journal, 6 September 2017 Newswire, 6 September 2017 Politico Morning Trade, 5 September 2017 |
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