Alexander De Croo: From Prime Minister to Global Development Leader
Why Alexander De Croo Could Help Redefine the Future of UNDP Few world leaders have made the transition from national office to the helm of global development as naturally as Alexander De Croo. After serving as Prime Minister of Belgium from 2020 to 2025, De Croo now leads the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)—the UN’s […]
City Leaders for Sustainable Futures: Why the World’s Next Great Sustainability Breakthroughs Will Depend on People, Not Just Policy
As the world becomes increasingly urban, the future of sustainability will be determined not only by governments, technology or investment—but by the people capable of bringing them together. That is the central message of City Leaders for Sustainable Futures: Portraits of Visionary Urban Changemakers, a newly released open-access volume from Springer Nature that offers a […]
AI for Good Global Summit Concludes With a Call to Put Humanity at the Center of the AI Revolution
GENEVA — After four days of showcasing some of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence technologies, the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit ended on a notably human note: the future of AI will ultimately depend not only on algorithms and computing power, but on leadership, education and ensuring that innovation serves people first. The […]
BREAKING: Trump Retreats From Strait of Hormuz Fee Plan, Swaps Global Shipping Charges for Gulf Investment Deals
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has dramatically reversed course on his proposal to charge ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, abandoning a plan announced just 24 hours earlier that would have imposed one of the most sweeping new levies ever proposed on global maritime commerce. In a lengthy post on Truth Social Tuesday, Trump said […]
EU Approves France’s €63 Billion Offshore Wind Plan in Major Boost to Europe’s Clean Energy Transition
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has approved a landmark €63 billion (approximately US$74 billion) French state aid program to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, clearing the way for one of Europe’s largest renewable energy investments and reinforcing the EU’s drive toward energy security, industrial competitiveness and net-zero emissions. The 25-year program will support […]
Deloitte Launches AI Platform to Put a Financial Value on Sustainability
New Sustainability Fusion™ framework seeks to help companies quantify the business case for sustainability investments—bridging the long-standing divide between finance and sustainability teams. For years, one of the biggest challenges facing corporate sustainability has not been a lack of ambition, but a lack of financial language capable of translating environmental and social initiatives into investment […]
UK, France and Oman Launch Maritime Security Partnership to Safeguard Strait of Hormuz Shipping
European powers deepen Gulf security cooperation as global trade routes remain under pressure The United Kingdom, France and Oman have announced a new agreement to strengthen maritime security in Oman’s territorial waters, marking the latest international effort to protect one of the world’s most strategically important shipping corridors following months of instability in and around […]
Children Missing from Corporate ESG Despite Human Rights Pledges, UNICEF Warns
New regional study finds philanthropy is outpacing meaningful action on children’s rights across Asia A new UNICEF study has found that while companies across emerging Asia are increasingly embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and public human rights commitments, most still fail to measure, disclose or manage the ways their operations affect children. The […]
Africa’s Sovereign Funds Move to Capture the Continent’s Growing SDG Investment Opportunity
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire — The African Development Bank and the African Sovereign Investors Forum are deepening their partnership to mobilize African capital for major infrastructure projects, positioning the continent’s sovereign wealth funds to play a larger role in financing one of the world’s greatest emerging investment opportunities: Africa’s sustainable development. The institutions signed a declaration […]
El Salvador Eliminates World’s Leading Infectious Cause of Blindness
WHO validates historic public health milestone as Central America’s first trachoma-free nation El Salvador has become the first country in Central America to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced, marking a major milestone in the global effort to end the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. The achievement […]
