About
A multidisciplinary team with expertise in trade, sustainability and development
Lorenzo Formenti is an economist and independent consultant who works with policymakers, international organizations, and businesses to address sustainability challenges in global supply chains. His work focuses on international trade, environmental sustainability, and the circular economy. In particular, he specializes in how trade policy can support the diffusion of environmental technologies in developing countries. Lorenzo has held positions across the public and private sectors, including with Mondi Group, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Pavia and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Milan.
Mahesh Sugathan is an independent expert on sustainable trade based in Geneva, Switzerland. His work focuses on research and analysis of trade and investment policies, negotiations and agreements (WTO, regional and bilateral trade negotiations and agreements) relevant to sustainable development issues such as environmental technologies and services, plastic pollution and plastic substitutes, climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, clean energy, environmental pollution, circular economy, product standards and labelling. He has been a consultant for a range of international organisations including the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, the International Trade Centre (ITC), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the ACP Secretariat. He has also worked as Senior Policy Advisor with the Forum on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development (TESS) at the Geneva Graduate Institute and Senior Research Fellow with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva.
