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Analysis: The Role of Digitalisation in Collective Action to End Plastic Pollution
On World Environment Day, the APC Environmental Sustainability Group invites all stakeholders to reflect on the impacts of digital technologies on the planet, and their role in contributing to collective action to end plastic pollution.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Harnessing the Private Sector for Better Development Data
Reliable, disaggregated, and up-to-date data is mission critical for companies expanding into frontier markets, investing in resilient supply chains or designing inclusive financial services.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Study Finds ESG Policies Ensure Compliance and Boost Investment
A new study by University of Cambridge students and DNV finds companies are leveraging ESG policies to strengthen business performance, despite regulatory uncertainty.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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VCMI and Clean Cooking Alliance Partner to Strengthen Carbon Market Regulations in Kenya
"As part of VCMI’s Access Strategies program, this partnership with CCA will support financial market regulators to develop a framework that makes it easier to assess and prioritize which interventions could improve the integration of carbon-backed assets into mainstream finance. . ."
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Starlink Is Stitching Together a Pan-African Strategy in Small Bytes
If Starlink is allowed to launch in South Africa, it could send a powerful signal across the continent.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: AI’s Role in Global Job Futures Unclear as Human Development Index Stalls in Global South: UN
"New report highlights new opportunities by AI, if used to complement, not replace, work in low- and middle-income countries."
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- Technology
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- Global
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Airtel, Starlink Strike Deal to Expand Satellite Internet Access
"With the growing demand for reliable connectivity in facilitating remote education, digital finance, and telemedicine — the telco is betting that satellite internet will play a crucial role in scaling digital access."
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Nigerian Crypto Companies Should Be Cautious as SEC Recognises Crypto as Securities
"Crypto’s new legal status in Nigeria could come at a cost."
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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