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Cotton standards 'can boost sustainability'

South Asia’s cotton sector should accelerate its adoption of voluntary standards (VSS) to address longstanding sustainability issues, according to a new report. The study from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says VSS, such as Fairtrade and Better Cotton, can reduce chemical and water use while raising income for farmers and textile workers. Researchers examined the criteria of sustainable standards against challenges in the cotton sector of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka which produce 30% of the world's cotton.
IISD in the news March 3, 2023

Happy for their country, sad for themselves: The villagers living on India's lithium load

More than one billion people in India welcomed the first ever discovery of lithium deposits in the country last month. The news arrived from Salal, a remote village in the Reasi district on the Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir. Around 5.9 million tonnes of this soft white metal were found on 9 February, following deep drilling by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in the area. It is a core component in batteries, which the electrification of the world depends heavily on.
IISD in the news March 3, 2023

Geneva SDG Community Coffee

This Community Coffee meeting will discuss the concept of foresight and how this can be applied to achieving sustainable development.
Conference March 2, 2023

GTAGA: The Global Trade and Gender Arrangement, decoded

The Global Trade and Gender Arrangement has been heralded by many as "ground-breaking," a "landmark," and an innovative and comprehensive initiative. But is it really? What does it add to trade and gender provisions in existing agreements and how far can it go to redress gender inequalities in participating countries?
Deep Dive March 1, 2023

Governance ambientale: dopo un anno di progressi, un 2023 tra timori e ottimismo (in Italian)

Non c’è più tempo, la comunità globale deve intensificare le attività di tutela ambientale per far fronte alle tante crisi che stanno emergendo con forza, come quella climatica e quella della biodiversità. Negli ultimi 12 mesi ci sono stati dei passi avanti, che danno speranza, ma anche dei rallentamenti che rischiano di compromettere la salute del Pianeta e delle persone che lo abitano.
IISD in the news March 1, 2023

Workshop on Sustainable Investment for Government Officials in Malawi

The main goal of this capacity-building workshop is to help government officials in Malawi get a deeper understanding of agricultural investor–state contracts and international investment agreements in order to increase sustainable investment in the country.
Workshop February 28, 2023

The Joint Initiative on Investment Facilitation for Development

This stocktaking brief provides an update on the joint initiative negotiations on Investment Facilitation for Development among a group of World Trade Organization (WTO) members. The brief provides updates on how the draft negotiating text has evolved since 2022, as well as an overview of how the process is likely to evolve in the run-up to MC13.
Report February 27, 2023