EXECUTIVE IPA COLLEGE INVESTMENT FACILITATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The social and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 has reinforced the need for accelerated action towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Now more than ever, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a blueprint to build back better; to inform and guide responses to the current health crisis and guide recovery efforts for more inclusive economies and resilient societies. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) continues to be an important means of financing the SDGs. Due to their unique functions and mandates, investment promotion agencies (IPAs) play an important role in unlocking the potential of FDI to contribute to sustainable development. Within this context, the Executive IPA College aims to enhance capacities of IPAs of 20 least developed countries (LDCs) to strengthen their capacity: to effectively target investors with greater potential to contribute to the SDGs; to develop and promote SDG-related projects; to facilitate a greater sustainability impact of all investments, including existing investments through targeted aftercare services, and to engage in investment policy advocacy to foster a conducive investment environment for sustainable development. OBJECTIVES To enhance the institutional capacity of IPAs to attract investment that contributes to sustainable development within a context of COVID-19 recovery and resilience. Following the successful completion of courses offered by the Executive IPA College, participants will be able to advise their IPAs on: • investment promotion and facilitation strategies and tools to increase investment in SDG-related and COVID-19 relevant sectors; • investment policies and practices that maximize decent work and inclusive economic growth (including responsible business conduct); • the integration of SDG-related considerations in project development and appraisal, to maximize the sustainable development contribution of inward FDI flows; • cooperation and interaction at the global, regional and sub-regional levels between IPAs and between international and regional organizations. CONTENT Module 1: Investment promotion and facilitation in SDG and COVID-19 related sectors Module 2: SDG and COVID-19 related project appraisal in promising value Chains Module 3: FDI, decent work and inclusive and sustainable growth Module 4: Effective investment promotion networks and partnerships for sustainable development and COVID-19 adaptation