Lisa Sachs

Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Director

William C. Warren Hall, 1st floor

410 West 116th Street

New York, NY 10027

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

24

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31

Scholarly Papers (24)

1.

FDI Perspectives: Issues in International Investment

FDI PERSPECTIVES: ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, K. Sauvant, L. Sachs, K. Davies, R. Zandvliet, eds., Vale Columbia Center, 2011
Number of pages: 122 Posted: 23 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2023
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden Law School, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Independent, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science, Duke University, Political Science, University of Michigan Law School, Autonomous University of Madrid, Independent, WU, Vienna University of Economics and BA, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, East-West Center, Drylands Research, United Nations, Independent, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective GoodsUniversity of Hamburg, Law School, University of Melbourne - Law School, Investment Division, OECD, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Investment Division, School of Management, University at Buffalo (SUNY), University of Oklahoma, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Independent, Heenan Blaikie LLP, McGill University - Faculty of Law, USC Gould School of Law, Boston University, University College London, American University - Washington College of Law, Columbia University - Law School, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, Washburn University - School of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, York University - Osgoode Hall Law School and Independent
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International investment treaties and arbitration, national investment policies, emerging market investors

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Aligning International Investment Agreements with the Sustainable Development Goals

Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 58
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 16 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2020
Lise Johnson, Lisa Sachs and Nathan Lobel
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Harvard Law School
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International Investment, Investment Treaties, Sustainable Development

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BITs, DTTs, and FDI Flows: An Overview

in Karl P. Sauvant and Lisa E. Sachs, eds., The Effect of Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Double Taxation Treaties and Investment Flows (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), pp. xxvii-lxii.
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Jul 2017
Lisa Sachs and Karl P. Sauvant
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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Environmental Injustice: How Treaties Undermine Human Rights Related to the Environment

Sachs, Lisa, Johnson, Lise, Merrill, Ella, Environmental Injustice: How treaties undermine human rights related to the environment (January 18, 2020). La Revue de Juristes de Sciences Po N°18
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 04 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2020
Lisa Sachs, Lise Johnson and Ella Merrill
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Environmental Justice, Sustainable Development, International Investment

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Fixing the Business of Food: Aligning Food Company Practices with the SDGs

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 01 Oct 2021
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Four Pillar Framework, UN SDGs, food sector companies, climate change, food systems, sustainability performance and practices

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Costs and Benefits of Investment Treaties: Practical Considerations for States

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2020
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Investment Treaties, Investment Disputes, International Investment

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Investment Treaties, Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Inequality: How International Rules and Institutions Can Exacerbate Domestic Disparities

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 23 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2020
Lisa Sachs and Lise Johnson
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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Finance For Zero: Redefining Financial-Sector Action to Achieve Global Climate Goals

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 25 Jul 2023
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sustainable finance, net zero, financing net zero transition, climate goals, sustainability, ESG, climate finance

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Antitrust and Sustainability: A Landscape Analysis

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 07 Sep 2023
Denise Hearn, Cynthia Hanawalt and Lisa Sachs
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Antitrust, sustainability, competition policy, sustainable development goals, antitrust policies

10.

The Business and Human Rights Arbitration Rule Project: Falling Short of its Access to Justice Objectives

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Jan 2021
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Memos and Briefing Notes, Human Rights & Development, Investment Law and Policy

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Handbook for SDG-Aligned Food Companies: Four Pillar Framework Standards

Mardirossian, N. et al., 2021. “Handbook for SDG-Aligned Food Companies: Four Pillar Framework Standards”, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
Number of pages: 244 Posted: 28 Mar 2022
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Environmental Law, Health Law and Policy, Human Rights Law, Food Sustainability

12.

Clearing the Path: Withdrawal of Consent and Termination As Next Steps for Reforming International Investment Law

CCSI Policy Paper. April 2018
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 03 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2020
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International Investment Law, Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Investment Policy

13.

Sovereign Investment: An Introduction

In Karl P. Sauvant, Lisa Sachs and Wouter Schmit-Jongbloed, eds., Sovereign Investment: Concerns and Policy Reactions (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012), pp. 3-23
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Mar 2018
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Health Priorities for Sustainable Development

in: Critical Issues on Human Rights and Development, edited by Stephen P. Marks and Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Forthcoming 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2021
Lisa Sachs and Jeffrey D. Sachs
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Columbia University - Columbia Earth Institute
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Health, Human Rights, United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals, World Health Organization, Health Systems, Health Financing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Development Aid, International Assistance

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Inconsistency’s Many Forms in Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Implications for Reform

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, 2018
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 24 Aug 2020
Lise Johnson and Lisa Sachs
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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UNCITRAL, ISDS, Investor-State Dispute Settlement

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Investor-State Dispute Prevention: A Critical Reflection

Dispute Resolution Journal, Volume 75, Issue 4 (2021)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 28 Dec 2021
Lise Johnson, Lisa Sachs and Ella Merrill
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Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), Dispute prevention mechanisms (DPMs), ISDS avoidance strategies, ISDS-minimizing approaches, ISDS-elevating approaches

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Briefing Note: Aligning International Investment Agreements with the Sustainable Development Goals

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 19 Apr 2021
Lise Johnson, Lisa Sachs and Nathan Lobel
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Harvard Law School
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International Investment Agreements, IIAs, Policy-Making Processes, Investment Governance, Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, Sustainable Development

18.

Alternatives to Investor-State Dispute Settlements

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, CCSI Working Paper 2019, 2019
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Aug 2020
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Investor-State Dispute Settlements, ISDS, International Investment Agreements

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Remarks to ASIL Annual Meeting, April 4, 2018, on ‘ISDS at a Crossroads: How the Settlement of Investor-State Disputes Is Being Transformed’

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 14 May 2019 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2020
Lisa Sachs
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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Investor State Dispute Settlement, ISDS, Investment Law, Investment Policy, Investment Law Reform

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International Investment Law and the Extractives Industries

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 Dec 2022
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Trade and Development, Extractives Industries, Environmental Law, Investment Law

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Investment Treaties, Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Inequality

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, CCSI Working Paper 2019
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 24 Aug 2020
Lisa Sachs and Lise Johnson
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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Domestic Disparities, International Investment Treaties, Investor-State Dispute Settlements, ISDS

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International Investment Governance and Achieving a Just Zero-Carbon Future

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 14 Dec 2022
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Environmental Law, Investment Governance, Climate Change, Energy Transition

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The Role and Relevance of Investment Treaties in Promoting Renewable Energy Investments

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Apr 2024
Ladan Mehranvar and Lisa Sachs
Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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investment law, renewable energy, energy transition

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Shedding Light on Climate Risk in 2025: Upcoming Debates About the SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule

Number of pages: 43
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