Items tagged:
Private sector
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Addressing the ‘triple crisis’ COVID-19, climate change and nature loss: a catalyst for business to increase its sustainability?
The role played by businesses will be critical in helping the world to tackle current crises and 'build back better' – and there is lots of evidence that companies that prioritise sustainability can outperform the market
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Wanted: corporate global citizens to deliver the SDGs
Businesses are global citizens too – and have a prominent role in collective achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, explains guest blogger David Croft
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We need more than business as usual, to leave no one behind
In the latest blog in our series exploring how business and investors can contribute to achieving the SDGs, Rijit Sengupta discusses the challenges and opportunities for businesses in India seeking to raise the bar on sustainability
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Ten reasons why we have to rewrite the sustainability rule book, and now
Companies are lagging behind when it comes to action on climate change. Mike Barry shares his tips on becoming the sustainable business leaders of tomorrow
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Bringing business into the conversation on sustainable development
IIED has launched a new series of blogs and interviews exploring how business and investors are contributing to sustainable development
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When investors go green
Pernille Holtedahl unpacks the growing appetite for green bonds and suggests this is a movement driven by the broader public – not just business
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Q&A: Ready for impact?
In the first of a series of articles exploring how investors and business can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals, IIED’s Laura Kelly puts questions to Chris West from Sumerian Partners on the lessons and challenges from impact investing
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IIED launches new 'Insights' series linking business and sustainability
IIED has today released the first in a new series that will deliver practical evidence and strategic insights to support businesses and investors as they address environment and development challenges
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Navigating ocean investments
In the first of a new series of ‘Insights’ case studies designed to highlight links between business and sustainability, IIED looks at a business model that could be the key to bridging the marine conservation funding gap.
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Does green growth miss the majority?
On 25 February IIED is hosting an event on the informal sector – we want to better understand how it can contribute to creating a greener and more inclusive economy
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Off-grid energy powered by the crowd
Crowdfunding provides a potential source of funding to improve access to electricity in countries such as India, but financial regulations are a barrier
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Why the private sector must be included in efforts to curb deforestation
Making the links between green supplies chains, zero deforestation and the private sector at COP20 in Lima
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What’s missing from private-sector REDD+?
Weak engagement with businesses that operate in forest landscapes and a lack of clarity about who has rights to the carbon in trees are among the problems facing private-sector REDD+
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Private sector involvement with REDD+
IIED worked with partners to understand and document the scale of private sector engagement with REDD+, which aimed to reduce emissions and conserve forests in specific countries.This was achieved by developing a series of national-level case studies, research into opportunities for further private sector engagement and commitments towards zero-deforestation supply chains
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Inclusive environmental investments
Inclusive environmental investments — from both public and private sector finance — are essential if local forest people are to benefit from deals that are both fair and support climate change adaptation and mitigation measures.
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The private sector’s role in low carbon resilient development
How can the private sector be effectively engaged not just to reduce the long-term impacts of climate change, but also to help communities adapt to the changes they’re experiencing now?
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How can business help boost access to energy for those who need it most?
From crowdfunding platforms to development banks, the private sector can have a big impact in low-income energy markets.
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New research series kicks off with look at energy delivery models
What are the barriers to engaging small-scale producers and low-income consumers, and how can private sector interventions be improved to reach the poorest?
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Moving beyond the preamble to creating a new story at Rio+20
The panelists, Tony Cunningham MP (Labour), Martin Horwood MP (Liberal Democrats),
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