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Empowering Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) by Leveraging Public Procurement: Eight Big Ideas From Mexico
At its most basic level, sustainable public procurement aims to ensure that government spending benefits a country both environmentally and socially.
A look back at Canada’s climate change inaction in 2014
"Despite Canada’s faltering reputation on the climate change front, Philip Gass, a senior energy researcher with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, credited the Harper government with pledging $300-million to the Green Climate Fund at the end of the G20 summit. “We’re very happy to see that contribution, but we’ve still not seen an emissions reduction target yet,” Gass said."
Prioritizing “No Significant Harm” over “Reasonable and Equitable” in Governance of Aquifers
This commentary reflects on the governance of transboundary aquifers and suggests that the principle of “no significant harm” should ultimately be prioritized over that of “reasonable and equitable use.”
Winnipeggers feel better about city than they realize, study indicates
"It's important that people feel good about their city," said Charles Thrift, a project manager at the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), an independent policy research organization. "The research that we've put together here shows that how we perceive our city is a factor in how we live in our city."
Turning water into gasoline
Our Board member Vicky Sharpe speaks to Business Vancouver about how to accelerate clean energy.