Critical minerals production is essential for a net-zero future yet mining land footprint overlaps with sensitive ecosystems: ...
Environmental, social, and human rights assessments help governments manage risks, protect communities, and strengthen project outcomes. Environmental Impact Assessments, Social Impact Assessments, ...
Before the start of a contract negotiation, the host government should determine its national negotiating position, taking into account the feasibility studies and impact assessments that have been ...
An effective and smooth negotiation is one where both parties are on an equal footing in terms of access to information, technical expertise and an understanding of the available options. A contract ...
To attract foreign direct investment and maximize its contribution to the sustainable development objectives of a country, clear government policies are needed to guide and inform the planning, ...
The government should establish a timeline and roadmap for the negotiations to follow during the negotiation process to ensure that all relevant issues are properly discussed, with relevant technical, ...
A dedicated, pooled, risk-sharing guarantee facility for industrial decarbonization would be genuinely additive to the ...
Collective Bargaining in International Economic Law: Critical Minerals, Regional Integration, and Value Addition Download PDF This issue of CCSI Investment Perspectives was contributed by Iza ...
How can national transition planning better embed responsible land governance practices to ensure just transitions? Drawing on applied experience in Indonesia and Zambia, this report synthesizes ...
Ecuador is once again at the centre of global debates on investor–State dispute settlement (ISDS). In December 2025, President Noboa signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the United Arab ...
Governments are increasingly being asked to develop integrated strategies for food systems, energy transitions, climate resilience, and land use. However, these strategies depend on participatory ...