Para cumplir con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y los compromisos con el cambio climático, los flujos de inversión extranjera directa (IED) deberían aumentar significativamente.
El actual régimen del derecho internacional de las inversiones no es suficientemente compatible con el desarrollo sostenible.
Heads of state of the United Nations came together in late September 2015 to formally adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals, which comprehensively address the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainable development, set out a new vision for the world. To achieve that vision, international financial systems will have to play their part.
