The mission of RIDES is to promote sustainable development at the national, regional and international level. To meet this objective, RIDES carries out research, promotes the creation of dialogue, generates networks and contributes to the sharing and dissemination of different perspectives.
The organisation’s current work focuses on the following areas:
- the promotion of trade and economic policy aimed at sustainable development
- the promotion of access to information and citizen participation in public policies and in international trade agreements
- the development of economic instruments for the participation of private entities and civil society in the protection of the environment
- the implementation of strategic assessments as a means to generate knowledge and foster sustainable development
- the promotion of a national, regional and international governance aimed at sustainable development
- the analysis and promotion of social responsibility opportunities.
RIDES website is in both Spanish and English.