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Sustainable Investment in Agriculture and Mining in East Africa
In-house Standard Could Precipitate Race To The Bottom
"Jason Potts argues that Cadbury’s transition to an in-house sustainability standard threatens the sustainability of the cocoa sector, will provide fewer benefits for farmers than an international standard and is a rejection of the participatory governance model that Fairtrade and other schemes employ."
IISD-UNIGE Speaker Series on Investment Disputes
Freshwater Stewardship in Canada: Another 150 years and beyond
Coal phase-out improved Ontario’s air quality
"It is undeniable that Ontario has seen pollution reduction and an improvement in air quality since phasing out coal-fired power plants — and that families have felt these health and environmental benefits across Ontario. As Ottawa and the provinces flesh out the details of a nationwide phase-out of coal pollution, we should bear this in mind."
Three IISD-ELA Researchers Encouraged Reddit Users to 'AMA'
Is there a US diplomacy vacuum at the UN in Geneva?
"Other observers, like Mark Halle, senior fellow at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, are not quite so pessimistic. Pointing out that the new administration is still in a transition period, Mr Halle hopes to see a "backdown when people see the consequences of the fiery declarations he (President Trump) has made""