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A street barber in Kolkata, India. It is estimated that the city has nearly 2m street traders (Photo: Nicolas Mirguet, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The other half of the future – business' informal sector
… announced the launch of the Global Commission on Business and Sustainable Development . Its aim is to put business at the heart of … Jakarta's street cleaners to Mongolia's gold miners. If business is key to the future of sustainable development, then the informal sector … by 20 per cent. Resilient and sustainable? With rich country stock markets flat for the past 12 months, and emerging economy ones on the …
Insight, 04 February 2016
A group of people gather around a pile of potatoes with mountains as a backdrop
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity
… insecure , underscoring the immense challenge of achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger by 2030. The food … or unproductive – but evidence  shows they are highly productive, sustainable and equitable. These systems preserve rich biodiversity, … also have a critical role to play in informing wider transitions to sustainable and equitable food systems. Indigenous food systems address …
Insight, 23 October 2020
A woman sitting on a raised platform
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 … local authorities and policymakers. In many cities food safety is a key driver of plans to ‘modernise’ food distribution. In Hanoi , by 2025 the existing 67 permanent traditional markets, the main source of fresh fruit and vegetables, will be replaced …
Insight, 16 October 2019
Farmers harvest crops in fields.
Interview: Championing public participation in Kenya’s trade negotiations
… The Kenyan Constitution makes public participation one of its key “national values and principles of governance” (Article 10). This … Sustainable markets …
Article, 29 June 2022
View of the coast, with a small island surrounded by water, seen from some foliage
Choosing a sustainable way out of the pandemic’s economic chaos
Insight, 12 October 2020
View of the town of Pisaq in Peru, near the Potato Park Biocultural Heritage Territory
Indigenous biocultural heritage for sustainable development
Project, 29 April 2019
The logo of PAGE and information about the conference on 27-28 March 2017
IIED at ministerial green economy conference
… The Berlin conference explored how economies and financial markets can be "enablers" for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.  IIED and … of inclusive green economy (hosted by GEC) This stand examined the key principles that would underpin a transition to a green economy. As …
Event, 27 March 2017
Cover for 16513IIED.pdf
Standards for change? ISO 26000 and sustainable development
… in implementing social responsibility and contributing to sustainable development. ISO is a widely respected authority on … was significant. But how much of a contribution can ISO 26000 make to sustainable development? This report looks at what has happened so far … – the 162 National Standards Bodies – together with the commitment of key governments, including the Chinese, is likely to ensure that the …
Publication, 01 April 2012
Small-scale miners dry ores in the process of gold mining in Geita, Tanzania (Photo: John Louis/Investing In Gold, Creative Commons)
Dialogues for a sustainable and productive artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… (ASM) can make a positive contribution to inclusive and equitable sustainable development and growth in some of the world's poorest and … this impoverished and vulnerable sector with national priorities and sustainable development agendas.  Using dialogue to drive transformation … event. Rather, we understand it to be an ongoing process of engaging key players in research and priority setting, developing national …
Project, 24 January 2014
A number of women wearing brightly coloured clothes tend crops with mountains in the background.
Do women have a meaningful role in global value chains, and why does this matter?
… value chains, as well as being a broader objective under the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 . IIED’s recent research  – based on an extensive review of literature and interviews with key people – explored what we know to date about the impact of … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 13 October 2022