Dear Members of the World Investment
Network (WIN),
You are invited to join UNCTAD’s
online debate on its new Investment
Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD).
Through its core principles, guidelines
and options for national and international investment policymaking, UNCTAD's
IPFSD supports sustainable development friendly investment policymaking
at both, the national and international level.
UNCTAD's IPFSD responds to the recognition
that at a time of persistent crises and pressing social and environmental
challenges, mobilizing investment and ensuring that it contributes to sustainable
development objectives is a priority for all countries and for developing
countries in particular. Against this background, a new generation of investment
policies is emerging, pursuing a broader and more intricate development
policy agenda, while building or maintaining a generally favourable investment
climate. “New generation” investment policies place inclusive growth
and sustainable development at the heart of efforts to attract and benefit
from investment and broadly, strive to:
- create synergies with wider economic
development goals, and achieve integration in development strategies;
- foster responsible investmentand
incorporate principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR);
- ensure policy effectiveness in
design and implementation and in the institutional environment.
UNCTAD’s IPFSD consists of a set of
Core Principles for investment policymaking, guidelines for national investment
policies, and guidance (in the form of options) for the design and negotiation
of international investment agreements (IIAs). The IPFSD provides a point
of reference for stakeholders of the investment-development community.
IPFSD has been designed as a “living
document”. UNCTAD’s “IPFSD online” establishes an interactive open-source
platform that will enable stakeholders to exchange views and experiences
in order to stimulate critical assessment of the guidelines and help us
to continuously improve them for the benefit of all. We look forward to
your participation in the IPFSD online discussion forum.
Please create an account on UNCTAD's
Investment Policy Hub,
which will allow you to login to the website, participate in general discussions,
leave specific comments on the IPFSD and its individual parts, or suggest
new topics for discussion. You also have the option to set up email alerts
for specific discussion topics or sections of the IPFSD. After registering
you will receive an email to validate your account, so please check your
email account. The general terms
of use of the United Nations
are applicable to the use of the IPFSD forum.
We very much look forward to your feedback
and constructive suggestions. In case of any questions, please contact
us at [log in to unmask]
Please be also informed that IPFSD will
form the main theme of this year's World
Investment Report which
will be launched on 5 July 2012.
With best regards,
James X. Zhan
Director
Investment & Enterprise
Division
United Nations Conference
on Trade & Development
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Tel: +41 22 9175797
www.unctad.org/diae
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