Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

A joint research center and forum of the Columbia Law School and the Earth Institute dedicated to the study, practice and discussion of sustainable international investment.

They developed a Five-Pillar Framework for Sustainable International Investment that aims to create widespread benefits for the population while enabling a reasonable return on investment:

• A Transparent and Mutually Beneficial Legal Framework
• A Commitment to Long-term Planning and Revenue Management
• A Strategy to Leverage Investments for Development through Infrastructure and Linkages
• An Approach that Promotes Human Rights and Integrated Development
• A System to Manage Environmental Risks and Impacts

Research Areas:

• Sustainable investments in extractive industries
• Sustainable investments in land and agriculture
• Sustainable international investment law and policy

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Note: Teamed with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network led by Jeffrey Sachs, who is the father of Lisa Sachs.  He also chairs the Center’s Advisory Board.