...The Third International Financing for Development...summit is critical for developing countries. In 2015, the global community faces a set of closely linked opportunities to move the world onto a path of equitable and sustainable development...In this briefing we have identified the key paragraphs in the Addis Ababa Accord Zero Draft, noting the main positive aspects...and recommending ways to improve the existing draft language...We welcome the statement that parties 'agree to create strong regulatory frameworks on Environmental, Social and Governance practices, including mandatory integrated reporting for large companies'...We strongly welcome the Accord 'encouraging the private sector to contribute to advancing gender equality...We welcome the acknowledgement that 'public policies must provide the enabling environment, as well as the policy framework and incentives to ensure that private investment is aligned with sustainable development, norms and standards...