One of goals of the FTA (free trade agreement) between the EU and New Zealand is the sustainable development which encompasses: a) economic development; b) social development; c) environmental protection. Each party can (a) determine its sustainable development policies and priorities; (b) establish the levels of domestic environmental and labour protection, including social protection, that it deems appropriate; c) adopt or modify its relevant law and policies. International framework is made, among other, by: a) Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; b) ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization; c) “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.