Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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CCSI is the only university-based applied research center and forum dedicated to the study, practice and discussion of sustainable international investment.
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CCSI is hitting the ground running at #ClimateWeekNYC2025
From #cleanenergy & AI-powered #grids to green #industrial policy, credible #climate pathways, and responsible #mining — our team is convening and contributing across the week.
📅 Explore our full schedule: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/ccsi-ne...
From #cleanenergy & AI-powered #grids to green #industrial policy, credible #climate pathways, and responsible #mining — our team is convening and contributing across the week.
📅 Explore our full schedule: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/ccsi-ne...
CCSI at New York Climate Week 2025 | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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September 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
CCSI is hitting the ground running at #ClimateWeekNYC2025
From #cleanenergy & AI-powered #grids to green #industrial policy, credible #climate pathways, and responsible #mining — our team is convening and contributing across the week.
📅 Explore our full schedule: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/ccsi-ne...
From #cleanenergy & AI-powered #grids to green #industrial policy, credible #climate pathways, and responsible #mining — our team is convening and contributing across the week.
📅 Explore our full schedule: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/ccsi-ne...
#ASEAN’s energy future depends on integration — but #financing remains the gap. Dive deeper into the recommendations on our blog: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/financi...
@climate.columbia.edu #ASEANDay
@climate.columbia.edu #ASEANDay
August 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#ASEAN’s energy future depends on integration — but #financing remains the gap. Dive deeper into the recommendations on our blog: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/financi...
@climate.columbia.edu #ASEANDay
@climate.columbia.edu #ASEANDay
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This blog is the first in a three-part series I'm writing for the @sabincenter.bsky.social and @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social on sustainable finance metrics that better evaluate corporate climate risk, opportunity, and impact, and make metrics more relevant to financial decision-making.
August 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This blog is the first in a three-part series I'm writing for the @sabincenter.bsky.social and @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social on sustainable finance metrics that better evaluate corporate climate risk, opportunity, and impact, and make metrics more relevant to financial decision-making.
#Flaring persists not due to lack of tech, but lack of alignment.
Real-world levers - from #market access to #policy design - that are already cutting #emissions.
📘 Read the report: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/Igni...
🔵 Watch the webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=r-Jn...
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Real-world levers - from #market access to #policy design - that are already cutting #emissions.
📘 Read the report: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/Igni...
🔵 Watch the webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=r-Jn...
@climate.columbia.edu
August 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#Flaring persists not due to lack of tech, but lack of alignment.
Real-world levers - from #market access to #policy design - that are already cutting #emissions.
📘 Read the report: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/Igni...
🔵 Watch the webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=r-Jn...
@climate.columbia.edu
Real-world levers - from #market access to #policy design - that are already cutting #emissions.
📘 Read the report: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/Igni...
🔵 Watch the webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=r-Jn...
@climate.columbia.edu
At the last #UNCITRAL WGIII meeting, we saw that issues at the heart of systemic #reform – exhaustion of local remedies, denial of benefits, shareholder claims, and the right to regulate – are being sidelined as “too substantive.” Read Ladan Mehranvar's reflections: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/part-i-...
July 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
At the last #UNCITRAL WGIII meeting, we saw that issues at the heart of systemic #reform – exhaustion of local remedies, denial of benefits, shareholder claims, and the right to regulate – are being sidelined as “too substantive.” Read Ladan Mehranvar's reflections: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/part-i-...
Why is risk in EMDEs overstated—and what can be done?
Our #BlendedFinance101 series breaks down how risk is mispriced & structurally reinforced.
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#DevelopmentFinance #CostOfCapital #EMDEs #BlendedFinance @climate.columbia.edu
Our #BlendedFinance101 series breaks down how risk is mispriced & structurally reinforced.
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➕ ccsi.columbia.edu/content/lowe...
#DevelopmentFinance #CostOfCapital #EMDEs #BlendedFinance @climate.columbia.edu
July 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Why is risk in EMDEs overstated—and what can be done?
Our #BlendedFinance101 series breaks down how risk is mispriced & structurally reinforced.
📘 ccsi.columbia.edu/content/prom...
➕ ccsi.columbia.edu/content/lowe...
#DevelopmentFinance #CostOfCapital #EMDEs #BlendedFinance @climate.columbia.edu
Our #BlendedFinance101 series breaks down how risk is mispriced & structurally reinforced.
📘 ccsi.columbia.edu/content/prom...
➕ ccsi.columbia.edu/content/lowe...
#DevelopmentFinance #CostOfCapital #EMDEs #BlendedFinance @climate.columbia.edu
#BlendedFinance is meant to close the #capital gap. But allocation still favors low-risk, low-need #markets.
We unpack the disconnect in our series #BlendedFinance101. Read the report at: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/prom...
We unpack the disconnect in our series #BlendedFinance101. Read the report at: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/prom...
July 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#BlendedFinance is meant to close the #capital gap. But allocation still favors low-risk, low-need #markets.
We unpack the disconnect in our series #BlendedFinance101. Read the report at: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/prom...
We unpack the disconnect in our series #BlendedFinance101. Read the report at: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/prom...
Happening soon at #FfD4 in Seville: We’re excited to be facilitating a critical conversation with an extraordinary #panel of speakers. Exploring how to lower the cost of #capital and unlock much larger flows of long-term affordable #finance for #sustainable #development. @climate.columbia.edu
June 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Happening soon at #FfD4 in Seville: We’re excited to be facilitating a critical conversation with an extraordinary #panel of speakers. Exploring how to lower the cost of #capital and unlock much larger flows of long-term affordable #finance for #sustainable #development. @climate.columbia.edu
Structural fixes to global finance are overdue. At #FfD4 in Seville, CCSI’s Lisa Sachs, Ana Maria Camelo Vega, Bradford Willis & Tucker Wilke will join global leaders to spotlight how to unlock capital for sustainable dev’t & climate action.
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June 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Structural fixes to global finance are overdue. At #FfD4 in Seville, CCSI’s Lisa Sachs, Ana Maria Camelo Vega, Bradford Willis & Tucker Wilke will join global leaders to spotlight how to unlock capital for sustainable dev’t & climate action.
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CCSI’s Lisa Sachs was quoted in @bloomberglp.bsky.social , explaining how a heated rift among global leaders at the #FinancialStabilityBoard reflects a deeper confusion about #climaterisk.
Read her post here: lnkd.in/e83Da59K.
Read her post here: lnkd.in/e83Da59K.
June 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
CCSI’s Lisa Sachs was quoted in @bloomberglp.bsky.social , explaining how a heated rift among global leaders at the #FinancialStabilityBoard reflects a deeper confusion about #climaterisk.
Read her post here: lnkd.in/e83Da59K.
Read her post here: lnkd.in/e83Da59K.
Join us for our annual Executive Training on Investment Treaties and Arbitration for Government Officials this September! Apply by July 14 and follow this link for more information: ccsi.columbia.edu/itago #ISDS
June 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Join us for our annual Executive Training on Investment Treaties and Arbitration for Government Officials this September! Apply by July 14 and follow this link for more information: ccsi.columbia.edu/itago #ISDS
ASEAN is charting its path to energy resilience. This Sunday, we join ACE, GEIDCO, @unsdsn.org , & partners in KL to support ASEAN’s leadership in shaping a low-cost, secure, and digital-ready regional energy system.
May 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ASEAN is charting its path to energy resilience. This Sunday, we join ACE, GEIDCO, @unsdsn.org , & partners in KL to support ASEAN’s leadership in shaping a low-cost, secure, and digital-ready regional energy system.
Despite decades of pledges, gas flaring remains high, emitting up to 1 billions tons of CO₂e annually. Join CCSI for the launch of a new report that challenges the status quo and offers a bold, actionable framework for flare reduction.
Register Here:
ccsi.columbia.edu/events/webin...
Register Here:
ccsi.columbia.edu/events/webin...
May 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Despite decades of pledges, gas flaring remains high, emitting up to 1 billions tons of CO₂e annually. Join CCSI for the launch of a new report that challenges the status quo and offers a bold, actionable framework for flare reduction.
Register Here:
ccsi.columbia.edu/events/webin...
Register Here:
ccsi.columbia.edu/events/webin...
Land governance is foundational to the just transition. Yet challenges exist in the way land is often invisible in climate frameworks, as well as in existing legal frameworks. Three key takeaways from @hansikaagrawal.bsky.social Agrawal's and Lara Wallis's session at the World Bank #LandConf2025:
May 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Land governance is foundational to the just transition. Yet challenges exist in the way land is often invisible in climate frameworks, as well as in existing legal frameworks. Three key takeaways from @hansikaagrawal.bsky.social Agrawal's and Lara Wallis's session at the World Bank #LandConf2025:
In an increasingly challenging #InternationalInvestment climate, CCSI’s Executive Training on #InvestmentTreaties and #Arbitration helps government officials gain critical knowledge of #treatynegotiation and #investmentlaw. Apply by July 14! ccsi.columbia.edu/itago #ISDS #SustainableDevelopment
May 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In an increasingly challenging #InternationalInvestment climate, CCSI’s Executive Training on #InvestmentTreaties and #Arbitration helps government officials gain critical knowledge of #treatynegotiation and #investmentlaw. Apply by July 14! ccsi.columbia.edu/itago #ISDS #SustainableDevelopment
As the world accelerates renewable energy deployment and land-based investments, join CCSI's @hansikaagrawal.bsky.social at the #WorldBank #LandConf2025, discussing what true just transition readiness must entail. Please register here to join us online: web.cvent.com/event/d800b9...
April 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As the world accelerates renewable energy deployment and land-based investments, join CCSI's @hansikaagrawal.bsky.social at the #WorldBank #LandConf2025, discussing what true just transition readiness must entail. Please register here to join us online: web.cvent.com/event/d800b9...
APPLICATION CLOSES THIS WEEK! Apply for Executive Training on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development now: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/exec...
#Sustainability #Mining #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction
#Sustainability #Mining #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction
April 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
APPLICATION CLOSES THIS WEEK! Apply for Executive Training on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development now: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/exec...
#Sustainability #Mining #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction
#Sustainability #Mining #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction
Climate impacts, like rising temperatures, threaten agriculture, mining and other land-based investments. Investment assessment processes help governments mitigate climate risks to and from investments while keeping their sustainable development goals on track. Read more at: lnkd.in/eGd_rHkX
April 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Climate impacts, like rising temperatures, threaten agriculture, mining and other land-based investments. Investment assessment processes help governments mitigate climate risks to and from investments while keeping their sustainable development goals on track. Read more at: lnkd.in/eGd_rHkX
Join us for our annual Executive Training on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development this June! Apply by April 30 and follow this link for more information: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/exec...
#EISD2025 #Sustainability #Mining #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction
#EISD2025 #Sustainability #Mining #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction
April 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Join us for our annual Executive Training on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development this June! Apply by April 30 and follow this link for more information: ccsi.columbia.edu/content/exec...
#EISD2025 #Sustainability #Mining #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction
#EISD2025 #Sustainability #Mining #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction
In a new blog post, @martinbrauch.bsky.social and co-authors break down a quiet development in #EU #TradePolicy: the launch of Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (#CTIPs). Link: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/eu-clea...
How EU Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships Can Foster Sustainable Investment Governance | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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April 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In a new blog post, @martinbrauch.bsky.social and co-authors break down a quiet development in #EU #TradePolicy: the launch of Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (#CTIPs). Link: ccsi.columbia.edu/news/eu-clea...
Land banking for large-scale land-based investment (LSLBI) seems to be a surprisingly common policy mechanism, but relatively little is known about it.
April 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Land banking for large-scale land-based investment (LSLBI) seems to be a surprisingly common policy mechanism, but relatively little is known about it.
💡 Why you should join our EISD Executive Training, June 2–13, 2025. 🧵 A thread:
🔍 In-depth exploration of critical topics like fiscal frameworks, revenue management, environmental protection, and the intersection of extractive industries and climate change.
🔍 In-depth exploration of critical topics like fiscal frameworks, revenue management, environmental protection, and the intersection of extractive industries and climate change.
March 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
💡 Why you should join our EISD Executive Training, June 2–13, 2025. 🧵 A thread:
🔍 In-depth exploration of critical topics like fiscal frameworks, revenue management, environmental protection, and the intersection of extractive industries and climate change.
🔍 In-depth exploration of critical topics like fiscal frameworks, revenue management, environmental protection, and the intersection of extractive industries and climate change.
CLOSING SOON: Last chance to apply for CCSI’s 2025 Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture! Apply by April 4 to learn about investment transparency, legal empowerment & more. ccsi.columbia.edu/content/exec...
Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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March 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
CLOSING SOON: Last chance to apply for CCSI’s 2025 Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture! Apply by April 4 to learn about investment transparency, legal empowerment & more. ccsi.columbia.edu/content/exec...
CLOSING SOON: Last chance to apply for CCSI’s 2025 Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture! Apply by April 4 to learn about investment transparency, legal empowerment & more. ccsi.columbia.edu/content/exec...
Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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March 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
CLOSING SOON: Last chance to apply for CCSI’s 2025 Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture! Apply by April 4 to learn about investment transparency, legal empowerment & more. ccsi.columbia.edu/content/exec...
Third-party funding in ISDS operates in the shadows, yet its influence on climate action, public health, and environmental protection is growing. In this @theguardian.com piece, CCSI's Lisa Sachs discusses how this system impacts global governance.
March 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Third-party funding in ISDS operates in the shadows, yet its influence on climate action, public health, and environmental protection is growing. In this @theguardian.com piece, CCSI's Lisa Sachs discusses how this system impacts global governance.