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 ...

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 ...

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

Event time is displayed in your time zone. Jerome Greene Hall, Room 107 CCSI, the Columbia Society of International Law (CSIL), and the Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA) ...

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), in association with Steptoe LLP, hosted Session 1 of our four-part webinar series. Mining investors reasonably seek a degree of legal stability when ...

Read “Inward investment will fall in the UK, post Brexit” The UK has been a bridge between the US and Europe, and more recently between Asia and Europe. The more trade barriers that exist between the ...

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 ...

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Third-party funding of investor-state disputes has increased dramatically in recent years. CCSI’s work analyzes the role of third-party funding in ISDS and suggests regulatory and other solutions to ...

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 ...

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.

Investments in mining have the potential to transform economies. We provide resources and analysis aimed to help stakeholders—including governments of mineral-rich economies, mining companies, ...