Foundations of Canada's Prosperity Showing Cracks: Study
Canadians worried about children’s futures deserve reporting beyond GDP.
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Five Ways Blockchain Technology Can be Used for Resilience
Nine in 10 governments are investing in blockchain technology this year. They are joining organizations like the United Nations and entire industries from healthcare to finance that see it as a major opportunity for innovation and economic development. Though it is best known for being used to track bitcoin, its use is promising beyond cryptocurrencies, including in contracts, certifications, land titles, medical records, personal data and more
IISD Welcomes ICJ Judges’ Decision to no Longer Participate in Investor–State Arbitration
The ICJ has reasserted its role as the highest authority on public international law by adopting new rules to ensure its independence and serve as a public judicial institution, resisting the privatization of justice through the members of the court acting as highly remunerated arbitrators.
Five Ways Blockchain Technology Can be Used for Resilience
Disruptive technology has vast applications toward increasing the resilience of individuals, communities and ecosystems. Here are five encouraging examples.
WTO Survival Uncertain as Ministers Meet in Canada
The WTO faces its most critical test—a reaction to the October 2018 Joint Communiqué as international trade evolves faster than the WTO can move.
Comprehensive Wealth in Canada 2018 – Measuring What Matters in the Long Term
Comprehensive wealth measures the country’s produced, natural, human, financial and social capital.
UNIGE-IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes: Investment for Sustainable Development Provisions
The next UNIGE-IISD lunch series on investment disputes is taking place Friday, October 26, from 12:30- 1:45 p.m. at University of Geneva, Uni Mail, 40 bd du Pont, Geneva, Room M4020.
Sustainable Finance Key to Low-Carbon Economic Transition
Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance released its interim report yesterday with a clear message that harnessing the country’s financial assets is essential for a successful low-carbon transition.
The Future of Investment-Related Dispute Settlement: Options and models
IISD is organizing a side event at the World Investment Forum on October 25 from 1:00 p.m to 2:30 p.m., in partnership with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).
Investment for Sustainable Development: Incorporating investor obligations in trade and investment agreements
IISD is organizing a side event at the World Investment Forum on October 23 from 1:00 p.m to 2:30 p.m., in partnership with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).