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Opinion / #investment
Vietnam has grand plans to build a series of nuclear power plants. But it faces several challenges.
Vietnam’s stalled Chinese-backed solar factories underscore how Global South nations must demand technology transfer and value addition – not just capital inflows – from China’s expanding overseas clean-tech investments.
Trump’s dismantling of USAID and deep foreign aid cuts are forcing international NGOs to shrink, localise and seek new funding models – with profound consequences for global health and humanitarian work.
Policy & Finance
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change.
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Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
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Carbon & Climate
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
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Manufacturing
Can the fashion industry adapt to a warming world?
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Policy & Finance
Climate and development finance must be integrated
15 November 2025
Carbon & Climate
How to measure climate progress
Policy & Finance
Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals
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Policy & Finance
Businesses can’t build resilience without nature strategies
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Policy & Finance
What COP30 must do
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Policy & Finance
While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance
23 October 2025
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Corporate Responsibility
Can ethical supply chains survive the tariff storm?
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