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Infrastructure Tokenization
Assessing whether digitizing the equity or debt financing used for infrastructure projects using blockchain provides enough benefits to justify the use of this technology.
Women and the Mine of the Future
Uncovering the gender-disaggregated employment profile for large-scale mining, focusing on women and their occupations in 12 countries.
Restoring Wetland Ecosystems in La Mojana, Colombia
This economic valuation highlights the benefits of restoring wetland ecosystems in La Mojana, Colombia, for flood protection and sustainable development.
Searching for Critical Minerals? How metals are produced and associated together
Outlining how metals are produced and are associated together in mineral deposits, focusing on critical minerals for the energy transition.
Memorandums of Understanding | IISD Best Practices Bulletin #2
This bulletin outlines the key legal and policy issues associated with investor–state memorandums of understanding and how they can be used to govern and promote responsible investment in agriculture.
The Evolving Context and Dynamics of the WTO Joint Initiative on E-Commerce
This report aims to give a stocktake of the Joint Statement Initiative on e-commerce as of December 2022 while focusing on dynamics and developments throughout the year and considering recent trends in the e-commerce policy activity and governance landscape at the national, regional, and multilateral levels.
FAQ: Legal Considerations When Using the CO2 Performance Ladder in Public Procurement
This report answers frequently asked questions about the legal aspects of using the CO2 Performance Ladder as a green public procurement tool.
The CO2 Performance Ladder as a Tool for Low-Carbon Procurement
This study explores the potential to use the CO2 Performance Ladder as a green public procurement tool in 10 European countries.
Multilateral Development Bank Efforts to Mainstream Climate Adaptation
The paper explores the progress of four MDBs in mainstreaming climate adaptation in their developing country portfolios, specifically looking at experiences in Kenya, Nepal, and Peru.
Global Market Report: Banana prices and sustainability
This report explores market trends in the banana industry and how standards and other supply chain actors can build producers' resilience to sustainability challenges.