On November 30th, 1999, a huge movement spanning labor, environment, human rights, fair trade and more literally shut down the World Trade Organization in Seattle. It was milestone in the growing anti-corporate globalization movement and challenged the inevitability of neo-liberalism.
In a new series of episodes, we’re looking at the 25th anniversary of the “Battle in Seattle” talking with a number of people who participated in the organizing and its aftermath.
Listen in: https://bit.ly/49jAKNu
In our final segment of the series, we share this encore episode with Lisa Sachs, the Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. She talks with us about IITs and the legal tools corporations use to settle disputes with national governments when regulation gets in the way.
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Lisa Sachs is the Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. She is a globally recognized expert in the ways that laws, policies and business practices shape global investment flows and affect sustainable development. She works with governments around the world, regional and international development organizations, financial institutions, companies, civil society organizations and academic centers to understand the inter-relations of investment flows and sustainable development, and to influence investment policies and practices to promote the SDGs and the Paris Agreement.
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