Economic Law and Policy
About Economic Law and Policy
Our experts focus on areas of economic policy-making that are essential to sustainable development, including investment, trade, public procurement and infrastructure finance and sustainability standards.
Our sector-specific work focuses on agriculture and mining in developing countries, given the urgency of the reforms needed and the impact on sustainable development.
IISD also serves as the secretariat to the Intergovermental Forum on Mining, Minerals Metals and Sustainable Development, a member-driven organization providing governments the opportunity to work collectively to achieve their sustainable mining goals.
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Blog
Blog
How the Energy Charter Treaty Could Have Costly Consequences for Governments and Climate Action
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder explores the current status of the Energy Charter Treaty, and why now, more than ever, it deserves far more public attention and scrutiny.
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Joining Forces to put People at the Centre of Land Governance
IISD is proud to announce that the International Land Coalition (ILC) recently confirmed us as an official member. Francine Picard, Parliamentary Advisor for IISD’s Economic Law and Policy, explains what this means for IISD's work to end poverty and hunger.
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Three Key Challenges to Innovative Public Procurement
In our work, we frequently come across three barriers for public procurers in their attempt to implement innovative public procurement. This blog discusses each and provides examples of how they are being addressed.
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Why Social Innovation Is Crucial in Mining
Social innovation has been recognized as crucial for the future of the mining industry. In this blog, we interview Alec Crawford, Senior Researcher at IISD, about his thoughts on social innovation in the sector.
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IISD Contributes to the Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank
IISD applauds the New Development Bank for setting out a clear target whereby two thirds of its portfolio will advance sustainable infrastructure as well as their strategic focus on clean energy, irrigation and water resource management.
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Can Sustainability Standards Help Protect the World’s Biodiversity?
Voluntary sustainability standards provide an opportunity to reduce agriculture's impact on biodiversity and promote best practices. On World Biodiversity Day, we interview IISD expert Vivek Voora, on on how standards can impact biodiversity.
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Speech
Speech
IISD Speech: President and CEO Scott Vaughan at Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Fun, Profit and Saving the Earth event
IISD President and CEO Scott Vaughan spoke to nearly 400 business leaders about how transitioning to a green economy can help Winnipeg weather climate change.
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Food for Thought: Weighing up health and investment in the age of the new pandemic
Obesity is increasing in developing countries and trade agreements could help monitor this. Read more to find out how.
Our experts
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Andrea Bassi
Associate -
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder
Group Director, Economic Law & Policy -
Matthew Bliss
Deputy Director, Programs, IGF -
Jonathan Bonnitcha
Associate -
Martin Dietrich Brauch
Associate -
Sarah Brewin
Associate, Agriculture and Investment Advisor -
Liesbeth Casier
Project Officer -
Aaron Cosbey
Senior Associate -
Mohamed Coulibaly
Associate -
Mark Halle
Senior Fellow -
Cristina Larrea
Sustainability Standards Workstream Lead -
Howard Mann
Associate & Senior International Law Advisor -
Kieran McDougal
Associate -
Thomas A. Myers
Senior Fellow -
Clémence Naré
Outreach and Engagement Manager, IGF -
Suzy H. Nikièma
International Law Advisor -
Oshani Perera
Director, Public Procurement and Infrastructure Finance -
Francine Picard Mukazi
Associate -
Greg Radford
Director, IGF -
Isabelle Ramdoo
Senior Associate and Development Economist -
Marina Ruete
Associate -
Carin Smaller
Advisor on Agriculture and Investment -
Flavia Thomé
Senior Operations Manager -
Laura Turley
Associate -
David Uzsoki
Project Officer -
Scott Vaughan
President and Chief Executive Officer -
Vivek Voora
Associate -
Laurin Wuennenberg
Researcher, Innovation -
Simon Zadek
Senior Fellow and Associate -
Joe Zhang
Law Advisor -
Juan Zhang
Associate, China Representative