OECD Sustainable Investment Days

The 8th OECD IPA Network Meeting will explore how investment promotion agencies (IPAs), both national and subnational, are promoting and facilitating investment to address regional inequalities and achieve sustainability goals, including: 

The 6th OECD Roundtable on Investment and Sustainable Development will reflect on expectations of investment policy for the future and explore investment policy issues that require new approaches to adequately contribute to the common vision of more, better, and safe investments, including:

The substantial investment deficit to achieve climate objectives, particularly in developing countries, has been extensively documented. What is the potential of FDI to support the low-carbon transition, particularly to develop adequate infrastructure? What actions should the investment policy community take?

Investment facilitation measures, including transparency, and incentives have become a key policy priority to support the mobilisation of sustainable investment. What role can incentives play in boosting sustainable investment? What are the downsides related to their use? What guidance for smarter incentive practice is needed, including for alignment with international tax rules?

While boosting sustainable and quality investment is a necessity, governments are increasingly concerned about possible risks associated with some investments. What are the risks of investment countries are confronting and the rationale for risk management policies?