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A New Chapter for the GIIN
Today’s world is very different from the world we were in when the GIIN started. Discourse has evolved from whether investors should pursue impact to how they do so in an incredibly dynamic and tumultuous time. It’s a pivotal moment for the impact investing industry and the GIIN because the need for solutions makes our work more vital than ever.
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- Investing
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- Global
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The Blind Spot in the EU’s New Deforestation Regulations: Laws and Satellites Don’t Save Forests — People Do
The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) represents an ambitious legislative effort to protect our planet’s remaining forests. But Priscillia Moulin at MosaiX highlights a potential flaw in the regulations: To meet the EUDR's data requirements and prove that their supply chains are deforestation-free, major commodity buyers are turning to remote sensing and satellite AI — and if these technologies detect any tree-cover loss, the path of least resistance is often to permanently exclude that supplier. She argues that this creates the illusion of compliance while pushing vulnerable small farmers into the grey market, as satellite algorithms can identify changes in forest cover but cannot determine intent or causality, or assess other complex realities on the ground. She proposes three ways companies can comply with the EUDR without freezing smallholders out of the EU's premium, regulated markets.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Analysis: Why Nuclear Power Is Moving Back Into the Global Development Agenda
Nuclear power is moving back into the development-finance debate as the IAEA and World Bank Group deepen cooperation on reliable, low-carbon electricity. The shift comes as emerging economies face rising power demand, widening investment needs and growing pressure to expand energy access without locking in higher emissions.
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- Energy
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Research: Microplastic Pollution Can Fuel Rise in Antibiotic Resistance
Plastic pollution and drug-resistant infections are usually regarded as separate global crises. But emerging research suggests links between them: Microplastic particles in the environment are colonized by bacteria, and those bacteria develop antibiotic resistance at an unprecedented rate.
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- Health Care, WASH
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- Global
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Mastering the Art of Stewardship: Why Building Operational Sovereignty — Not Simply Navigating Funding Cuts — Will Define Africa’s Healthcare Future
In response to drastic cuts in global health financing, African governments are increasingly seeking greater health sovereignty — i.e., the ability to manage their health systems without structural dependence on external actors. But according to Scott Dubin at Logistics Marketplace, limited fiscal space is complicating their efforts to replace the often-fragmented and overlapping support structures that have long been provided by multilateral health funds, international NGOs and other outside entities. He explores how Africa's movement toward health sovereignty is revealing deeper capacity gaps in the continent's health systems, and proposes seven practical ways governments can effectively steward the markets and systems that support public health delivery.
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Namibia Draws a Line as Starlink Faces Fresh Regulatory Roadblock
Southern African nation reinforces local ownership rules, delaying Elon Musk’s satellite internet ambitions and highlighting a broader debate over foreign investment in Africa’s telecom sector.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Echelon Insights Survey Commissioned by Rockefeller Foundation: Most Americans Back Foreign Aid a Year After USAID’s End
A majority (54%) across the political spectrum remains favorable toward foreign aid a year after USAID's dismantlement, and 8 in 10 say the path forward is to reform and strengthen foreign aid — not eliminate it.
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- Investing
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World Bank Backs Cambodia’s $115-Million Clean Energy Push, Flags Environmental Risks
The program will be implemented nationwide, covering both urban and rural areas, including Phnom Penh and the eastern provinces.
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- Energy
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- South Asia
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