The role of diplomacy in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 agenda was born out of crisis and seeks to address the world’s most…
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FDI in renewable energy: A success story
The race to achieving net-zero emissions is a reality by now across industries and geographies. The timing is just right…
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Scaling the Middle East and Africa’s female-led high-growth entrepreneurship
One in every three growth-oriented entrepreneurs globally is a woman. In developing countries, 17% of women are entrepreneurs, 35% aspire…
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Gender equality in investment promotion: The need for a data-driven approach
The slow and stagnant process towards gender equality at a global level was reaffirmed as a pressing matter in 2015…
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Good Food Finance Network publishes targets for sustainable food transition
The Good Food Finance Network’s High Ambition Group, a group of 11 influential institutions in food and finance, has unveiled…
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HSBC ads ban increases greenwashing scrutiny of UK banking sector
A new ruling by a regulator in the UK challenges the banking sector's ability to make climate action claims, and…
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Aluminium production is critical for the energy transition but hamstrung by high electricity costs
The energy transition is driving a huge surge in demand for aluminium, but the industry is facing huge capacity constraints…
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Opinion: Energy transition could multiply mining in Africa and destroy the continent’s forests and carbon sinks
It is the greatest paradox of our age: in attempting to solve the problem of climate change, we are turning…
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How has Covid-19 transformed digital payments and financial inclusion?
The Covid-19 pandemic reversed years of progress in many sectors, from tourism to transport, but it very much worked to…
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Opinion: Haarlem’s ban on meat advertising is a raw topic right now, but it could become the norm
The city of Haarlem in the Netherlands isn't 'lovin’ it' anymore and is banning the advertising of meat products. Haarlem,…
