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A case study detailing how Saglan Wajee General Hospital, supported by FSD Africa’s BimaLab Insurtech Accelerator Program, launched 'Efoy', a micro-health insurance product aimed at low- and middle-income families in Ethiopia.

This case study describes Farm to Feed, a venture supported by FSD Africa's Catalyst Fund, which reduces food waste and CO2 emissions by purchasing surplus and imperfect produce from farmers for B2B sale and donation.

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) submitted recommendations to Parliament’s Joint Constitutional Review Committee advocating for the reform of the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) mandate to align monetary policy with developmental goals, including employment and green industrialisation.

This report uses the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology to evaluate the economic, social, and environmental benefits of restoring 579 hectares of the Rocuant–Andalién coastal wetland system in Chile's Biobío region. The analysis demonstrates that nature-based infrastructure (NBI) is economically viable across all modelled scenarios, providing significant returns through avoided flood damage, carbon storage, and social value.

This executive summary describes a study on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the insurance sector in sub-Saharan Africa, based on interviews with 34 industry stakeholders across 18 markets. It outlines how pandemic-related restrictions and economic crises hindered operations and balance sheets, while simultaneously creating an imperative for digitisation and regulatory innovation.

This report examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the African insurance sector and the subsequent responses from regulators across sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the balance between providing regulatory relief and monitoring market vulnerabilities.

The R3Lab Toolkit, published by FSD Africa, provides a framework for insurance regulators in Africa to foster responsible innovation while maintaining consumer protection. It offers a structured approach for conducting innovation gap assessments, selecting regulatory tools, developing action plans, and tracking progress via key performance indicators.

The Asunción Declaration, issued on May 30, 2025, by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and its associated institutions, outlines a commitment to enhancing water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience across the Americas through transdisciplinary science, regional cooperation, and the integration of diverse knowledge systems.

The Declaration of the Parties and Associated Institutions of the IAI, issued during the 33rd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Asunción, Paraguay, outlines a commitment to enhancing water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience in the Americas through transdisciplinary science, open data sharing, and science diplomacy.

This research paper analyzes pollution levels in the area surrounding the Chemical Industries of Senegal (ICS), identifying high exposure to sulphur and phosphate and proposing the creation of a public information system to mitigate health impacts.

This report assesses Ukraine's readiness for a green transition across 12 sectors, emphasizing that post-war reconstruction offers an opportunity to implement sustainable development and 'build back better' principles. It identifies critical challenges for the next 3 to 5 years, including the need for high-level governance, workforce reskilling, and integrated land use planning to ensure national resilience and alignment with EU integration goals.

The National Comprehensive Green Transition Assessment Report benchmarks Moldova's progress toward a green economy and alignment with the European Green Deal, evaluating readiness across sectors such as energy, climate, and biodiversity to provide strategic guidance for government reforms and international investment.

The 2025 'Pedal to the Metal' report by Global Energy Monitor evaluates the global iron and steel fleet's progress toward 2030 decarbonization goals, highlighting a gap between the planning of cleaner technologies and their actual construction.

This briefing, produced by the ISEAL Alliance and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), examines the integration of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) into trade policy instruments to facilitate sustainable trade.

This briefing examines the requirements for establishing a sustainable ocean economy (SOE) in African Small Island Developing States (SIDS), arguing that while legal frameworks are important, they are insufficient on their own to attract investment. Based on interviews and surveys, the document identifies a combination of political will, institutional arrangements, and trusted partnerships as the primary determinants for funding and investment in the regenerative blue economy.

This Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) briefing examines the role of rail in the United States transportation sector, focusing on its potential for decarbonization and the impact of federal infrastructure investments ahead of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill.

This case study describes VUA Inc., a social enterprise providing financial tools and support to small-scale fishers in Kenya to combat income instability caused by seasonality and climate change.

AquaMnara is a venture supported by FSD Africa and BFA Global that provides Kenyan aquaculture farmers with technical guidance, certified inputs, and an e-voucher credit system to build climate resilience. The initiative addresses a $12 billion annual financing gap and resource underutilisation in Kenya, while specifically supporting women through the Women in Aquaculture programme.

A case study detailing a collaboration between FSD Africa and Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited (InfraCredit) to provide local funding for DarwayCoast, a solar power company in Southern Nigeria.

FSD Africa and FirstRand have partnered to integrate the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) principles into Africa's financial sector to address financing shortfalls for natural capital and manage nature-related risks.