Foreign direct investment (“FDI”) can be an important vehicle for development. However, in recent years, the focus has not just been on development generally, but sustainable development specifically. Thus, this paper focuses on how countries can increase levels of FDI geared toward projects...

Reaching the SDGs has become the lodestar of development policymaking. Increased sustainable FDI flows to developing countries can make an important contribution to reaching the Goals. This article analyzes 150 instruments (treaties, standards, codes) prepared by key stakeholder groups in the...

This article summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Fourth Columbia International Investment Conference, which gathered leading economists, representatives of governments and intergovernmental organizations, legal practitioners, and development experts. The Conference addressed how...

There is growing support behind an international framework to facilitate investment for sustainable development. This policy brief suggests that the G20 consider adopting guiding principles on investment facilitation for sustainable development, to help ensure that these efforts result in an...

Based on an examination of 150 instruments (ranging from international investment agreements to MNE codes) that deal with the interaction between host countries and MNEs, this Perspective identifies common FDI sustainability characteristics and suggests ways in which stakeholders can utilize and...