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The State of Sustainable Markets: Statistics and emerging trends 2015

IISD contributes to a joint report with ITC and FiBL on the State of Sustainable Markets. This joint report builds off of the IISD’s State of Sustainability Initiatives Review 2014 by reporting on the market performance of 14 voluntary sustainability standards across nine agricultural commodity sectors.

Report January 11, 2016

Christian Ledwell

Person January 6, 2016

Are We There Yet? Five criteria for successfully measuring progress on the SDGs

To measure progress, we need a starting point. Where are we with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Insight January 5, 2016

TransCanada Arbitration Against the U.S. Worrying for Democracy

Each year companies lodge dozens of legal cases against governments under a little-known mechanism called investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). Few make headlines.

Insight January 1, 2016

Advancing Alignment for Climate-Resilient Development

IISD has published three briefs introducing the concept of alignment and outlining entry points for countries to get started in aligning different policy processes.

Project January 1, 2016

CCICED Policy Research Report on Environment and Development 2014: Management and institutional innovation in green development

The China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development—a body of international and Chinese experts—offers its recommendations to the Chinese government on the transition to a green economy.

Publication January 1, 2016

Mainstreaming Sustainable Public Procurement through the Introduction of Product Service Systems in the Western Cape

This project will introduce product service systems in the Western Cape, South Africa, as a specific tool to implement sustainable public procurement.

Project December 31, 2015

Canadian Impact Infrastructure Exchange – Pilot

The Canadian Impact Infrastructure Exchange (CIIX) is an information exchange that will bring together investors, including Canada's largest pension plans, and infrastructure investment opportunities that feature positive social and environmental impacts for Canadian communities.

Project December 31, 2015

Subsidies to Coal Production in China

This report presents the first detailed estimate of subsidies to coal production in China, identifying an estimated USD 5.8 billion in in government support in 2013.

Report December 31, 2015

Watershed Indicators: The challenge of consistency

In 2014–2015, with support from Environment Canada, the Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network (CSIN) explored the question of watershed indicator consistency and coherency across Canada and between Canada and the United States.

Report December 31, 2015

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