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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A Response to the European Commission's December 2013 Document "Investment Provisions in the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CETA)"
On December 3, 2013, the European Commission issued a document concerning the investment provisions in the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA)...
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China and the Evolving Geo-Economics: Preparing for a new trade and investment regime
In today's significantly interconnected world, both external and internal conditions affect the success of a nation's domestic performance and...
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Investment Incentives for Sustainable Development: The case of Lao PDR
This commentary discusses how Laotian Policy makers can offer a differentiated mix of investment incentives as they upgrade their foreign direct...
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Developing a Sustainable Investment Framework in Lao PDR: Broad recommendations
This commentary has recommendations on upgrading the Laotian framework for foreign direct investment.
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Rethinking Investment Incentives
This commentary tracks the disadvantages of long term tax holidays and describes how targeted and temporary tax reductions and allowances can help...
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Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2014
In this issue:State Liability for Regulatory Change: How International Investment Rules are Overriding Domestic Law; The Boom in Parallel Claims in...
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Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 2013
In this issue:New UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules on Transparency: Application, Content and Next Steps; Conoco-Phillips and Exxon-Mobil v. Venezuela:...
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Overcoming Barriers to Scale: Institutional impact investments in low-income and developing countries
As an investment intended to create positive impact beyond financial returns, impact investing is seen as an appropriate and economically effective...
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What are Investor Coalitions Doing on Financial Regulatory Reform?
In early 2013, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) undertook a rapid review of the investor coalitions addressing...
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Investment Incentives for Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia: Case study of Viet Nam
Energy markets around the world face many challenges. Conventional supplies of fossil fuel reserves are becoming increasingly scarce, leading to...
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