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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

CCSI has worked in partnership with the Government of Paraguay in two projects to support the country's efforts to leverage its hydropower for sustainable development (2013) and to decarbonize its ...

The power, interests, incentives and political systemic dynamics underlying governance in the extractive industries have not been paid enough systematic attention. We must understand and address how ...

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 ...

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, ...