Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Scaling up local procurement
This paper focuses on local procurement policies designed to boost the number of goods and services purchased by mining operations from local stakeholders.
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Media Availability: Zebra Mussels and Fresh Water
During Manitoba's Invasive Species Awareness Week, IISD Experimental Lakes Area is pleased to offer expertise to media on zebra mussels—one of Manitoba waters' most common invasive species—and the effect they can have on our province's fresh water.
Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2019
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
Why Transparency in Fashion Matters
What’s the environmental impact of your closet?
Impact Tokens: A blockchain-based solution for impact investing
Impact tokens and blockchain technology offer promising solutions to mobilizing investments toward the Sustainable Development Goals by addressing the underlying challenges of the impact investing industry.
Int'l Law Seen As Path To Fight Climate Change
While critics are skeptical about using investor-state dispute settlement to address environmental issues, proponents caution against dismissing a mechanism that could ensure nations live up to their promises to promote sustainable development and mitigate climate change.
Switching kerosene subsidies to solar would cost India less, reduce indoor pollution: Report
India could save money and reduce indoor air pollution by switching kerosene subsidies to solar.
World’s Freshwater Laboratory Launches New Project to Revolutionize How We Protect Canada’s Lakes
To mark this year’s Earth Day, the world’s freshwater laboratory is launching an unprecedented two-year project to determine how new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, can revolutionize how we protect the environment.
Statement on Italy and Indonesia Fossil Fuel Subsidy Peer Review
The International Institute for Sustainable Development commends the governments of Indonesia and Italy on the release of their fossil fuel subsidy peer review results.
The Dirty Truth About Green Batteries
If we’re going to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, we’ll need an energy revolution. Specifically, we need to replace our dirty, fossil fuel-based grids and dirty, fossil fuel-powered vehicles with clean, carbon-free grids, and electric vehicles that charge off them. But there’s a big problem.