Insights
3 June 2022
Towards a sustainable global construction and buildings value chain
Written by Linus Linde, Astrid Nilsson Lewis, Felipe Sanchez
In this brief, we identify the challenges an opportunities for sustainability interventions in the construction sector value chains and present policy recommendations to address them.

2 June 2022
The role of international finance institutions in the low-carbon steel transition
Written by Aaron Maltais, Linus Linde, Felipe Sanchez, Gökce Mete
International Finance Institutions are currently primarily investing in "business-as-usual" steel projects in Europe, but they could play an important role in the decarbonisation of the steel sector.

18 May 2022
Steel and cement can drive the decade of action on climate change. This is how
Written by Rana Ghoneim, Gökce Mete, Anthony Hobley
COP26 commitments must now be turned into concrete actions – a complex but urgent task.

11 April 2022
LeadIT Dialogue: Preventing the Risks of Carbon Leakage
Written by Astrid Nilsson, Felipe Sanchez, Gökce Mete
This brief summarises LeadIT's cross-sectoral policy dialogue on carbon leakage prevention measures and their impact on industry transition globally.

4 November 2021
Compliance and Programme Evaluation for Green Public Procurement
Written by Ali Hasanbeigi, Dinah Shi
In this brief, we give recommendations for the compliance and evaluation of Green Public Procurement programmes. This is the third and final brief in a series of white papers jointly produced by LeadIT, IDDI, UNIDO and the CEM.

3 November 2021
From ‘Hard-to-Abate’ to Net-Zero: Policy Priorities for Decarbonizing Steel by 2050
Written by Marion Davis, Gökce Mete, Margaret Hansbrough
Based on three major new studies on the topic of steel decarbonization, this brief explores how the steel sector could achieve net zero by 2050.
