Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics
Summary
This research paper identifies core and emerging characteristics of sustainable Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) based on a review of 150 instruments and consultations with ten stakeholder groups.
Key insights
- The paper identifies ten core characteristics and twenty emerging characteristics of sustainable FDI, which were determined through a review of 150 instruments, including codes of multinational enterprises and international investment agreements, and accepted by ten stakeholder groups.
- The research examines mechanisms and opportunities to promote the application of these sustainability characteristics and notes their immediate relevance to investment facilitation discussions.
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- ,, K. P. S. (2017). Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/towards-indicative-list-fdi-sustainability-characteristics
- Chicago
- ,, Karl P. Sauvant. Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/towards-indicative-list-fdi-sustainability-characteristics.
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- {{cite report |last1=, |first1=Karl P. Sauvant |title=Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics |publisher=International Institute for Sustainable Development |date=17 October 2017 |url=https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/towards-indicative-list-fdi-sustainability-characteristics |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{2017towards, author = {,, Karl P. Sauvant}, title = {{Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/towards-indicative-list-fdi-sustainability-characteristics}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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