Events
Through conferences, webinars, workshops, and panel discussions, IISD actively engages some of the world's leading thinkers on various topics of sustainable development.
Past events
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Webinar - Commodity Trading: Understanding the tax-related challenges for home and host countries
This webinar examined the findings of the report "Commodity Trading: Understanding the tax-related challenges for home and host countries". It was held on December 3, 2019, at 3 PM CET / 9 AM EST.
Webinar: Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Investments in Agricultural Producers from Developing Countries
This webinar presents the results of an Expert Consultation to Financial Service Providers (FSPs), carried by IISD in June 2019, about the sustainability issues they consider important to reduce financial risk and ensure impact when investing in agricultural producers in developing countries.
Fisheries Subsidies: Exploring transparency and options for the design of an agreement
This informal dialogue will explore some of the key questions related to the structure and institutional aspects of possible new WTO disciplines on fisheries subsidies.
WEBINAR: How to Help Your Students “Hack” Lake Winnipeg
Join us on Friday, November 22 at 2:00 p.m. for an hour-long webinar for post-secondary faculty and staff members to learn more about AquaHacking Lake Winnipeg and how they can help recruit as many budding tech students as possible for this exciting and fun initiative to help save Lake Winnipeg.
Webinar: Investment Treaties and Human Rights Law: Interactions and Recent Developments
This webinar was part of IISD's Webinars on Investment Law and Policy series and focused specifically on the United Nations process to negotiate a treaty on business and human rights.
IISD at the UNCTAD High-Level IIA Conference 2019
IISD participated in the High-Level IIA Conference held by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in November, 2019.
Partners For Review - Seventh Network Meeting
Partners for Review is a transnational multi-stakeholder network for government representatives and stakeholders from civil society, the private sector and academia involved in the national review and monitoring process towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Training Workshop: Legal and Policy Aspects of Contract Farming (Bangkok, Thailand)
This training workshop on the legal and policy aspects of contract farming is being co-organized by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA). It is being held in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 28-30, 2019.