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A beautiful coastline but, in the foreground, a woman is sorting a huge pile of plastic bottles
Wanted: corporate global citizens to deliver the SDGs
… Development Goals (SDGs) is a global issue; all the world’s citizens need to play their part. But ‘global citizen’ doesn’t just mean … been insular in the past, some are now recognising their social and environmental responsibilities. Some argue ‘too little, too late’, or … and opportunities for businesses in India seeking to raise the bar on sustainability Blog: Ten reasons why we have to rewrite the …
Insight, 24 January 2020
A handful of seedlings
Bringing business into the conversation on sustainable development
… and investors as they start to look at delivering positive social and environmental impacts alongside financial returns.  The series is part … investments. Coming next will be an article by the former head of sustainability at leading British retailer Marks & Spencer, Mike Barry, … to achieve the SDGs. Croft will stress that businesses are global citizens as well, and as such have their role to play. Finding new ways …
News, 18 November 2019
People sit around tables in animated and detailed discussions.
How Ekiti State is advancing transition-ready investment decision making
… land identification and allocation, as well as citizen priorities, environmental protection and climate impacts. Attracting and retaining … complexities and opaque procedures, discouraging them from engaging in long-term projects and causing conflict between stakeholders …
Insight, 27 May 2025
People sitting around a table writing on coloured pieces of paper.
Innovative tracker engages Majority World experts to identify gaps in European research priorities
… setting fail to include the perspectives of those most affected by environmental and development policy: stakeholders from the Majority … identify priorities for research on how EU policies, institutions and citizens affect the Majority World. Stakeholders from the global South …
Insight, 29 February 2024
A group of young women protestors with placards, one reading "Your profits can't buy another planet"
Ten reasons why we have to rewrite the sustainability rule book, and now
… winners and losers. There is a danger that the momentum behind environmental sustainability could crowd out critical social issues. Human rights … manifesto can omit climate change Blog:  Wanted: corporate global citizens to deliver the SDGs – as global citizens, businesses have a … Ten reasons why we have to rewrite the sustainability rule book, and now …
Insight, 08 December 2019
A timber market in Yaoundé
New director for IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group
… she most recently led work on business engagement. This involved engaging with business on the Sustainable Development Goals, developing … Developme‎nt Goals set out a common framework for governments, citizens and business to address global environment and development … IIED's efforts to ensure that markets contribute to positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes. It works on business and …
News, 11 October 2018
A row of women sitting with baskets of freshly picked tea leaves
We need more than business as usual, to leave no one behind
… injury and death in factories. The list is long. Negative social and environmental impacts along their value chain pose considerable ‘risks’ … to ignore these risks. The SDGs: a tool to manage risks Examining the sustainability impacts of their business processes and practices … manifesto can omit climate change Blog:  Wanted: corporate global citizens to deliver the SDGs – as global citizens, businesses have a …
Insight, 10 January 2020
Negotiators on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership discuss the treaty in Brussels in May 2015 (Photo: European Parliament, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Investment treaties and citizens' power: lessons from experience
… participation. But the extensive involvement of civil society and citizens' groups in the negotiations shaping international environmental law shows that it is possible to open up international law … the diversity of possible citizen engagement strategies – from engaging with individual arbitrations, to promoting systemic change in …
Insight, 07 September 2015
Close-up image of cotton growing
Q&A: Ready for impact?
Article, 07 November 2019
The Sustainable diets for all programme recognises that people – with their capacity to innovate and power to drive change – must be at the centre of efforts to reshape our failing food systems (Photo: © Mauricio Panozo of Lucano photography. Bolivia, La Paz)
How people are providing evidence, and influencing to get food policies that work for them
… Many of today’s social and environmental problems stem from the food we eat: our diets are making … matter to people in their own contexts, and working with low income citizens to gather evidence that can support their own policy agenda. … on citizen generated evidence . These are aimed at helping CSOs and citizens find common ground on diet related issues, and work together …
Insight, 26 April 2018