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As an APEC Member, Chinese Taipei contributed in 2009 to, inter alia, the APEC Support Fund (ASF) promoting energy-efficiency activities in the region

The Third Tourism Master Plan (2007-2011) was released in October 2007 with the objective of, among others, ensuring environmental sustainability in the development and operation of all tourism products.

The development of geothermal energy was identified as a national priority in Dominica's Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS). With support from the EU's cooperation programme INTERREG III-B "Caribbean Space", and in partnership with other agencies, Dominica's Government has launched the "Geothermal Energy in the Caribbean Islands".

The United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) entered into force on 1 February 2009. The PTPA eliminates tariffs and removes barriers to U.S. services, provides a secure, predictable legal framework for investors, and strengthens protection for intellectual property, workers, and the environment. (…)

In addition, the Ministry of Energy forges links with other relevant entities such as the recently established National Centre for Sustainable Energy Innovation and Development (CIFES), the successor of the Renewable Energy Centre (CER), which is responsible for the design and implementation of programmes and projects for promoting the production and use of sustainable energies. (...)

In order to catalyse efforts to promote effective financial inclusion in Brazil, the National Partnership for Financial Inclusion (PNIF) was launched in November 2011, under the coordination of Banco Central do Brasil. In 2015, PNIF launched its second action plan: the Plan for Strengthening Financial Citizenship, which will last from 2016 to 2019. This plan joins actors from the public and private sectors in initiatives aimed at strengthening the three pillars of Financial Citizenship, namely Financial Education, Financial Consumer Protection and Financial Inclusion. The Plan is aligned with the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), along with other drivers as the Maya Declaration and the G20's Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP). (...)

Morocco has a 3,500 km long coastline and an exclusive economic zone (ZEE) of 1.1 million km2, with an annual exploitable fishing potential estimated by the authorities at 1.5 million tonnes renewable. Fishery production has increased strongly, from its level of around 1.1 million tonnes in 2010 (Chart 4.2) to 1.4 million tonnes in 2014. Fishing in the Moroccan ZEE is intensive, raising questions about the sustainability of the resource. Morocco is one of Africa's largest fishery producers and 18th globally. On the other hand, with an output amounting to 468 tonnes (441 tonnes in 2007), aquaculture production remains at a low level.

Upon its accession to the WTO, Oman scheduled commitments in most main services categories (i.e. business, communication, construction and related engineering, distribution, educational, environmental, financial, health and related social, and tourism and travel-related services) (Table A4.1). (…)

Table 3.5 State-owned enterprises, 2015
SOE: Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Pty) Ltd. (PBMR)a
Activity:"Nuclear power generation
Share owned by the State (%): 64

In November 2014, Canada announced its enhanced corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, Doing Business the Canadian Way: a Strategy to Advance Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada's Extractive Sector Abroad (CSR Strategy). The updated CSR Strategy clearly communicates the Canadian Government's expectation that Canadian companies demonstrate Canadian values and operate to high CSR standards in their work abroad. It also outlines the government's initiatives to help Canadian companies strengthen their CSR practices and maximize the benefits their investments can bring to those in host countries. This strategy complements the GMAP and other Government of Canada policies, including those related to developing countries, the environment, labour and transparency.