Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment

"The Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (VCC), a joint center of Columbia Law School and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is the only applied research center and forum dedicated to the study, practice and discussion of sustainable international investment. Sustainable international investment (SII) is investment that maximizes economic, social and environmental benefits and minimizes risks for all stakeholders...

"The VCC, formerly the Columbia Program on International Investment (CPII), was established in 2008, thanks to a generous grant from Vale, the world’s second largest diversified mining company."

• Director - Lisa Sachs

Advisory Board

Accessed April 2013:

• Co-chairs- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Vania Somavilla
• Sheikh Khalid Bin Mustahail Al Mashani, Nahas Angula, Gordon Barrows, Rafael Tiago Juk Benke, Aron Cramer, Mark Cutifani, O. Natty B. Davis, Peter Eigen, Jason A. Fry, Tony Hodge, Darius Mans, Patrice Motsepe, Petter Nore, Antonio M.A. Pedro, Karen Poniachik, Karl P. Sauvant, Paolo Scaroni, David Schizer, Stephen M. Schwebel, M Sornarajah, A. Pedro H. van Meurs, Louis T. Wells, James Zhan

Contact

Web: http://www.vcc.columbia.edu