Guidance to invest sustainably in markets. Four companion guides complement the handbook by listing the mandatory sustainability requirements in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia.

Caring for the environment and local communities is good for business – and that’s just one reason international investors should embed sustainability in each step of their operations. With COVID-19 putting more pressure than ever on small firms, sustainable investment is critical.

Yet investors lack information on sustainability requirements and best practices.

A new International Trade Centre (ITC) publication, The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments, fills that gap.