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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IISD Handbook on Mining Contract Negotiations for Developing Countries Volume 1: Preparing for Success
This guide is for developing countries that are engaged in various levels of mining negotiations with mining companies.Volume 1 provides a...
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Curso de Capacitación: Construyendo Capacidades para Implementar el Marco de Políticas Mineras en la Republica Dominicana
De 15 a 19 de septiembre de 2014, el Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible (por sus siglas en inglés, IISD) y la Dirección General...
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Energy Pricing, Energy Supply and FDI Competitiveness in Viet Nam: An assessment of foreign investor sentiment
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has made a major contribution to Viet Nam’s impressive structural transformation and economic growth since the...
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IISD Commentary on the FAO–OECD Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains
This IISD commentary looks at the FAO–OECD Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains.The FAO and OECD are drafting a guidance document...
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Rapport d’évaluation de Madagascar
The growing demand for non-renewable mineral resources is among the world’s greatest sustainability challenges.But for many countries it can also...
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Investment-Related Dispute Settlement: Reflections on a new beginning
If investment-related dispute settlement mechanisms at the international level were to be built anew, what should they look like? That question was the focus of an interactive expert meeting hosted by IISD, in Montreux, Switzerland, October 17–18, 2014.
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Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2015
In this issue:State Regulatory Autonomy and Tobacco Control in International Trade and Investment Law; Political Change vs. Legal Stability:...
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The Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators
The Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators is a platform for developing country government officials to discuss trends and perspectives in investment-related negotiations.
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Public Consultation on Updating the Policy Framework for Investment: Submission by the International Institute for Sustainable Development
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is updating its Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) to reflect new global...
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IISD Best Practices Series: Performance Requirements in Investment Treaties
This paper surveys the types of performance requirements (PRs) in use around the world, and briefly describes the WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs).
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