Submission to the OECD Public Consultation on Possible Positive Contributions of Investment Agreements to Achieving Climate and Environmental Goals

The IISD submission to the OECD proposes reforming investment treaties to remove cross-border barriers to green investment and ensure investment protection does not override state climate obligations. Key recommendations include increasing transparency and accountability in project governance, establishing shared norms for the green transition, and requiring responsible business conduct from foreign investors.

• The IISD proposes that reformed investment treaties can advance climate and environmental goals by improving transparency and accountability in project governance, establishing shared norms and principles for the green transition, mandating responsible business conduct for foreign investors, and enabling cross-border cooperation to unlock climate investment.
• The submission suggests that investment treaties should be reformed to address actual cross-border obstacles and ensure that the protection of investments does not supersede the climate obligations of states.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2025). Submission to the OECD Public Consultation on Possible Positive Contributions of Investment Agreements to Achieving Climate and Environmental Goals. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/iisd-submission-oecd-investment-consultation

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Submission to the OECD Public Consultation on Possible Positive Contributions of Investment Agreements to Achieving Climate and Environmental Goals. 2025. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/iisd-submission-oecd-investment-consultation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2025submission, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Submission to the OECD Public Consultation on Possible Positive Contributions of Investment Agreements to Achieving Climate and Environmental Goals}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/iisd-submission-oecd-investment-consultation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }