Strengthening Sustainable Investment through International Investment Agreements / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

OECD, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

International investment agreements (IIAs) have the potential to mobilise sustainable investment. This report discusses the rationale for including provisions on sustainable investment in IIAs - addressing issues such as policy coherence, stakeholder awareness, and investment promotion and facilitation - and clarifies their alignment with international standards, such as the OECD FDI Qualities Recommendation. The report also discusses how such provisions can be implemented at the domestic level and analyses potential cooperation tools to support implementation.

Contents:

Foreword

Abbreviations and acronyms

Executive summary

1. Context, purpose, and rationale for the research

2. Assessing international investment agreements against the principles of the FDI Qualities Recommendation

3. Domestic practices fostering sustainable investment

4. Facilitating the domestic implementation of new FDI Qualities-aligned international commitments on sustainable investment

5. Options for the incorporation of commitments on sustainable investment in the negotiation of international investment agreements.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

92-64-41854-7