Karl P. Sauvant and Federico Ortino, “The WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement Needs a Strong Provision on Responsible Business Conduct”, Columbia FDI Perspectives, no. 335 (11 July 2022), also available here in Chinese.
Abstract
The authors argue that a WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement needs a strong responsible business conduct provision, as such a provision helps to increase the contribution that FDI can make to sustainable development. They suggest key elements of such a provision.