Public banking of land for private investment appears to have emerged since the 2007–2008 global financial crisis as a common yet under-researched policy mechanism. A snapshot investigation revealed ...

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Download the 2025 Executive Training Brochure here. CCSI’s Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture provides an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges and ...

We develop legal, policy, and financial frameworks, roadmaps, and tools to shape and regulate climate-aligned investment in renewable energy systems and to phase out and transition away from fossil ...

Unlike investors, banks influence corporate behavior through distinct tools: lending, underwriting, and advisory relationships. But their role in enabling — or impeding — corporate transition has ...

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Building on more than a decade of experience working on mining governance with a range of stakeholders, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), in association with Steptoe LLP, is ...

CCSI’s Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture provides an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges and opportunities of agricultural investments. The program is ...

In this week's EU–South Africa summit, the European Commission is launching talks with South Africa on the first-ever Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP). Designing CTIPs to foster ...

Coffee, one of the world’s most popular beverages, provides livelihoods for at least 60 million people across dozens of countries. Promoting the long-term health, wellbeing, and environmental ...

Over the past few years, there have been growing academic, political, and social debates about the boundaries of competition and collaboration in markets for non-economic benefits, including efforts ...

Increased investment in agriculture and food systems is critical. When sustainable, such investment supports food security. It helps address climate change and contributes to sustainable development.