Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 03/2015

Meeting Summary of Colloquium on Policy, Law, Contracts, and Sustainable Development

November 2014

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Abstract

n November 2014, CCSI and the Institute for Human Rights and Business co-convened a colloquium on policy, law, contracts, and sustainable development, with a particular focus on large-scale investments in the extractive industries and the agriculture sector. The colloquium provided an opportunity for practitioners to share information on their related work, as well as to reflect on current practices and remaining gaps regarding efforts to embed sustainability and human rights into large-scale deals. This outcome document provides a summary of the discussion, while its annex includes information on participants’ relevant programs, initiatives, and tools.