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Hank Venema on sustainable energy in Canada

Hank Venema speaks to CJOB about how we can make energy more sustainable in Canada. Is Canada’s current energy policy low on power? What steps must Canada take to become a world leader in the full life cycle of energy – from extraction, usage, recycling to disposal? What role can Manitoba play on the national stage to drive Canada’s energy policy?

IISD in the news October 31, 2014

From Reeds to Riches (webinar)

Insight October 31, 2014

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reform: Interviews at the 2014 UN Climate Summit

Insight October 31, 2014

IISD Best Practices Series: State-State Dispute Settlement Clause in Investment Treaties

This paper looks at state–state dispute settlement provisions in international investment agreements, examining the different mechanisms used to settle investment disputes, including judicial, quasi-judicial and arbitration procedures.

Guide October 31, 2014

The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water

The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water is a legal and policy tool for governments and communities that are involved in negotiating investment contracts with foreign investors.

Report October 30, 2014

Inclusive Investment in Agriculture: Cooperatives and the role of foreign investment Policy Brief #2 Investment in Agriculture

Report October 30, 2014

The Rise of Sustainable Marketing

"Although many “green consumers” say they are willing to pay more for sustainable products, the truth is that most won’t pay that much more. According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, an increase of just 2 percent may actually turn consumers away, especially if they don’t believe the quality is comparable."

IISD in the news October 29, 2014

Performance-based Specifications can spur innovation and green products, finds new report

Governments around the world have great potential to encourage the development of sustainable and eco-friendly products and services, by using performance-based specifications (PBSs) in their public procurement practices

Press release October 27, 2014

Something fishy with nanotechnology?

IISD-ELA's Mike Rennie talks about the work being done on nanosilvers at the research facility.

IISD in the news October 27, 2014

New partnership encourages health care systems around the world to adopt sustainable and green products and services

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Joint UN Programme for Green Procurement in the Health Sector in an innovative new project to encourage governments of developed and emerging economies to adopt sustainable and green public procurement practices in their health care sectors.

Press release October 26, 2014

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