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Assessing the Preference of the Public for Environmental Quality Improvement Schemes Using Conjoint Analysis Method: the Case of the Ping River, Thailand
… The five schemes or alternatives were identified following focus group~discussions with selected residents. The alternatives suggested by … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2013
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Urban food insecurity and malnutrition are about more than just food
… and obese adults and one in three stunted children. To achieve Sustainable Development Goal target 2.2 of eliminating all forms of … In Hanoi , by 2025 the existing 67 permanent traditional markets, the main source of fresh fruit and vegetables, will be replaced … urban planners’ assumptions are misguided: food sold in formal urban markets may be perceived as safer but may actually have lower compliance …
Insight, 16 October 2019
Markets for environmental services case studies
… used. Similarly, it was not clear how to ensure that MBIs and new markets for environmental services contributed positively to poverty … this work was provided under another IIED project, Instruments for sustainable private sector forestry, funded by the UK's Department for … Development and the European Commission. This resulted in a series of publications , including theme papers on privatising sustainable …
Project, 08 May 2008
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Q&A: Ready for impact?
… proportions. In September, for example, the Business Roundtable – a group of nearly 200 CEOs representing the largest US companies – … stakeholders. Pledges include protecting the environment by embracing sustainable practices, investing in employees and dealing with suppliers … impacts. Laura Kelly  (LK), director of IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group , picked up this conversation with Chris West …
Article, 07 November 2019
Althelia Ecosphere's Simon Dent speaking at Fish Night 2 (Photo: Inta Photography)
Fish Night 2 looks at finance for sustainable fisheries
Event, 04 March 2015
The Collahuasi copper mine in northern Chile is a zero-discharge operation, with much of its water being recycled (Photo: Pablo Necochea, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Mining: Big progress but new challenges as sector searches for sustainability
… leading companies joined NGOs in calling for the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development initiative to provide a landmark independent … should have played," says Steve Bass, head of IIED's Sustainable Markets Group. "As states move to reclaim their roles in community and economic … Sustainable markets …
News, 06 June 2012
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Sustaining coffee producers’ agency in the context of COVID-19
… in Kenya that aims to tackle barriers to an inclusive, fair and sustainable coffee sector. Its main focus is promoting access and agency … enterprise with the aim of disrupting the coffee sector and enhancing sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers, focusing on women and … and youth into the coffee supply chain by directly linking them to markets. Vava Coffee seeks to create strong relationships with the …
Insight, 04 August 2020
A typical Kenya milk bar. Packaged milk in supermarkets has been found to be no better at meeting food safety standards than raw milk sold from kiosks (Photo: International Livestock Research Institute, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Lessons in informality from Kenya's dairy sector
… Kenya's informal dairy markets are central to the livelihoods, food security and nutrition of … ([email protected]) is a consultant researcher in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . Related resource: Legitimising informal markets: a case study of … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 03 November 2015
Participants in a focus group for smallholder farmers and land administrators in Mali (Photo: Emily Polack/IIED)
What makes community engagement meaningful in the extractive industries?
… forward. Contact: Sarah Best ( [email protected] ), of IIED's Sustainable Markets Group. IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets initiative is managed by Emma … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 14 March 2016
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Fishy business at IIED
… it would set an important precedent for direct payments to encourage sustainable fisheries elsewhere. While newspaper readers across … of FishNet. This is a new online platform, which IIED's Sustainable Markets Group has created to bring together people with an interest in … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 10 December 2013