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A Step in the Right Direction: The EU's revised directives on public procurement
The revised EU directives on public procurement provide welcome leadership on sustainable public procurement. The question that remains is how it can be implemented.
Second Opinions for Green and Sustainability Bonds
We assessed the green and sustainability credentials of these bond issuance frameworks. IISD provided this service jointly with CICERO Shades of Green (now a part of S&P Global), a leading global provider of Second Opinions.
St. John's-Ravenscourt School's Winter Field Trip to IISD-ELA
From March 1-4, 2016, 11 students and 4 teachers from St. John's-Ravenscourt (SJR) School in Winnipeg participated in a four-day outdoor skills course led by SJR teacher, Dean McLeod.
Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2016
In this issue: Is investor-state dispute settlement legal under EU Law?
City's economy strong, studies say
Winnipeg’s economy appears to be firing on all cylinders, new studies of key economic indicators suggest. Ahead of Mayor Brian Bowman’s second annual state of the city address today, the International Institute for Sustainable Development has conducted studies that chart three areas of Winnipeg’s economy.
More Ghost Savings: Understanding the fiscal impact of India’s direct transfer program - Update
The Government of India claims to have saved over 2 billion dollars in the first year of the operation of its direct benefits transfer scheme for LPG (DBTL). This policy brief tests this claim.
A closer look at three aspects of Winnipeg’s economy
We took a look at three indicators in Peg’s Economy theme to see how Winnipeg is doing: Unemployment, Retail Sales, and Businesses Per Capita.
sNAPshot: Jamaica's Approach to Initiating Sector Integration of Adaptation Considerations
This sNAPshot looks at how Jamaica initiated sectoral integration of climate change adaptation considerations, and how this compares with approaches that other countries are taking.
Food bank usage on rise in Winnipeg, report says
"T[wenty thousand] more Winnipeggers — including a growing number of seniors — are regularly using food banks compared with 10 years ago. The study [...] shows 58,050 Winnipeggers turned to food banks each month in 2015, up from 39,265 in 2005.