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Accountability and the SDGs: Three reasons for optimism

It is traditional wisdom that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In the chain of governance needed to ensure that humanity moves resolutely towards sustainable development, the weak link is accountability, particularly at the international level.
Insight August 4, 2015

Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, August 2015

This issue explores the new Brazilian Agreement on Cooperation and Facilitation of Investments (ACFI);  the legal regimes governing farmland investments and water rights in Africa; and new ideas to empower U.S. and European workers in TTIP.
Report July 30, 2015

Cheap oil helps India phase out fuel subsidies

"According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, around 30 countries trimmed their fossil fuel subsidy programs over the past year. That is why, countries such as Indonesia, Egypt, China – and as Mr. Subramanian noted – India have been able to achieve subsidy reform. Without the fall in oil prices, there would be little appetite to implement such unpopular measures."

IISD in the news July 29, 2015

How Going Glocal Could Help Fix Our Water Troubles

The need for water management has never been more critical. In North America, the media spotlight has focused most acutely on California, which is facing one its most severe droughts on record.
Insight July 29, 2015

The State of Sustainability Initiatives Launches New Website

WINNIPEG—July 29 2015—The State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI), a research initiative that provides a bird’s eye view of market and performance trends of the most prevalent sustainability standards and initiatives, has launched a new website.
Press release July 28, 2015