Investment for Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is an investment issue. Capital is needed to alleviate poverty, create jobs, accelerate the clean energy transition and allow for the development of much-needed infrastructure to provide goods and services for all. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important source of that capital.
But investment does not come without risks. How can we ensure investments are made responsibly, without harming people, the environment or the local economy?
IISD works with governments and civil society to develop and improve legal and policy tools focusing on the critical linkage between investment and sustainable development. We look for and provide new approaches to ensure that investment law and policy advance environmentally sound investment that generates broad socioeconomic benefits. In particular, IISD experts examine how the rules and institutions that govern international investment flows can be improved to benefit developing countries.
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Incentives for Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia: Case Study of Indonesia
Energy markets around the world face many challenges. Conventional supplies of fossil fuel reserves are becoming increasingly scarce, leading to...
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Foreign Investment in Agriculture in Cambodia: A survey of recent trends
Foreign investment in Cambodia's agriculture sector has expanded since 2005, although the figures remain modest.The Cambodian government has...
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The Canada-China investment treaty sleight of hand
Since 2005, Canada has prided itself on selling an advanced model of investment treaty to developing countries—one that, it has argued, protects...
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Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 3, Issue 2, January 2013
In this issue:Counterclaims by States in Investment Arbitration; The IMF's New Transfers Policy and the Trading System; Peru's State Coordination...
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Chevron v Ecuador: Petition for Participation as Non-disputing Parties
The purpose of the petition is for the Ecuador-based non-governmental organization (NGO), Fundación Pachamamao, and IISD to request permission from...
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Chinese Outward Investment: An emerging policy framework
This book is an English-language compilation covering over 80 primary texts relevant to Chinese outward investment issued from January 2000 to...
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Amicus Curiae Fundación Pachamama and The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)—Chevron v. Ecuador
This amicus curiae brief focuses on the investor-State arbitration under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules with Chevron Corporation as the Claimant, and the Republic of Ecuador as the Respondent.
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Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 3, Issue 1, October 2012
In this issue:Investment Treaties and Investor Corruption: An Emerging Defense for Host States?; Dealing With the Increasing Complexity of...
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Submission to Working Group II on International Arbitration - Vienna October 1-5, 2012 - Comments on Draft Articles 1, 3, 7 and 8
In 2010, Working Group II on International Arbitration launched work on its mandate from the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ...
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Business Models for Foreign Investment in Agriculture In Laos
This paper investigates foreign direct investment (FDI) into the agriculture sector of Laos in an attempt to understand the pros and cons of...
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