Library & Cultural Services: Business and Management: International Business. Foreign Investment (FDI)

International Business. Foreign Investment (FDI)

For additional resources relating to International Trade see the Economics Subject Guide

fDi Markets
fDi Markets, a service from the Financial Times, is a comprehensive online database of crossborder greenfield investments available, covering all countries and sectors worldwide.
DATA DOWNLOAD RESTRICTIONS: According to our agreement with FDI, we request that each user download no more than 15 project excel downloads, 5 company reports and 5 trend reports per log in session and no more than 30 project excel downloads, 10 company reports and 10 trend reports in total per week. There is a University-wide download limit of around 30,000 project downloads per year.
ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS: Use your Essex email address. You will be emailed a link to access the content.

A.T. Kearney
Global consulting firm conducts useful research on various international aspects of business.
Doing business in...
Respected World Bank project offering publications & comparative data on business regulations & their measurement for countries around the world (2002-)
Ernst & Young Attractiveness Surveys
Global accounting firm offers a series of up to date reports on the global attractiveness of countries & regions to inward FDI.
GlobalEDGE
Useful portal to international business resources. Maintained by Michigan State University.
JLL Cities Research Center
Useful publications & indexes such as the JLL Global 300 indicating which cities are hot spots for investments.

Clean Clothes
Campaign to improve working conditions, with some useful publications
Global Fashion Agenda
Includes annual report on social & environmental sustainability - Pulse of the Fashion Industry
Open Supply Hub
Initiative to data map retail supply chains globally (2022-). Developed from the Open Apparel Registry, 2019-2022 which focused on textiles. OS Hub shows where global production locations are and who is connected to them,in a bid to ensure safe, ethical and sustainable supply chains.
Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Industry body seeking sustainable production. Developed the Higg Index to measure social & environmental impact across the value chain