This weekly news digest is created by community members in the Hyperledger Supply Chain and Trade Finance Special Interest Group as a way to keep people up to date on the latest developments in this space. If you have news to share that you would like to let the group know about, please feel free to edit this wiki page or join one of the upcoming group meetings and share your news with other group members.
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- A Metric of Global Maritime Supply Chain Disruptions: The Global Supply Chain Stress Index (GSCSI) (English)
- BSCA Magazine for 2023
- We’re thrilled to share that COSCO SHIPPING Lines, in partnership with GSBN, has issued their first blockchain-certified Hi-ECO green shipping certificate for their customer BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
b. Trade Finance:
- How do Treasury dealers manage their positions?
- Trade for prosperity
- The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) adopted the UNCITRAL Model Clauses on Specialized Express Dispute Resolution (SPEDR) (the “SPEDR Model Clauses”) on 1 July at its 57th session in New York.
- New whitepaper addresses working capital management amid economic shifts
- Fintechs have made progress in improving their profitability, but still more than half of the top 70 public fintechs are not turning a profit.
- Important Q&A with Roberto Leva and Ilona M. about Trade Finance Sustainability Reference Note ADB-IFC published last week to help the market (i) converge on what's sustainable trade finance and (ii) originate/support more sustainable transactions.
- Industry Insight: The Shifting Dynamics Between Commodity Traders and Banks
- UN Trade and Development highlights a notable shift towards loans in gender-related aid. In 2012, they made up just 5.4% of such aid.
c. Sustainability & ESG
- Developing a National Green Taxonomy guide by The World Bank
- Green Truth
- Verra Inactivates Nitrogen Management Methodology
- Empowering Small Island Developing States: Scaling Up Renewable Energy for Resilient Economic Growth
- An estimated annual investment of US$700 billion is needed to achieve the long-term goals and short-term targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Between now and 2030, wealthy nations currently plan to provide only US$30 billion annually to economically developing countries to support GBF implementation.
- The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) define the rules for hashtag#SustainabilityReporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
- Reducing sectoral hard-to-abate emissions to limit reliance on carbon dioxide removal
- The hashtag#CSDDD has been officially published!
- New content alert: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) for National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes
- Watch NAP Global Network's webinar on how governments can design and implement their NAP process in a way that responds to peace and conflict dynamics.
- Natural infrastructure in action as floating treatment wetlands were installed this week at the water retention pond outside the Rural Municipality of Springfield office in Oakbank, Manitoba.
- Developing countries urgently need enhanced support to navigate the turbulent landscape of global trade.
- Guarantee platform now live
- We are pleased to share that the Rahima Bay Sustainable Wetlands and Mangrove Conservation (RB-SWAM) project by Saudi Aramco has successfully completed validation and is now officially registered with ICR.
- How to design and implement corporate biodiversity and nature Action?
- The hashtag#CSDDD is officially published!
- ISO standarrds related to ESG
- Nature-related Financial Risks
- Gold Standard-issued Verified Emission Reduction (VERs) are eligible for use under four national carbon taxes globally, allowing companies to use VERs to meet some or all of their tax compliance obligations.
- Opportunities for Hydrogen in ASEAN's Industry Sector!
- GREEN HYDROGEN FROM OFFSHORE WIND
- Imo Joins Enugu, Ondo and Ekiti in gaining Regulatory Authority Under the Electricity Act 2023
- NGFS does not do justice to the climate transition
- Top Carbon Pricing Types for a Sustainable Future
- Energy security is vital for any nation's socio-economic development.
- Egypt’s Fertilizer Producers Halt Operations Amid Gas Crisis
- Understanding the CALI Methodology: A Comprehensive Guide for Landscape Interventions
- Rating abstract
- Deutsche Bank issues inaugural €500 million social bond
- For the Anishnaabe, wild rice holds important cultural significance: it’s a gift from the creator that’s alive and interwoven with their identity, journey and relationship to the land.
- CarbonChain, a leader in digital solutions for environmental compliance, announced three updates to its platform, designed to assist manufacturers in metals and energy sectors with enhanced, cost-effective carbon reporting capabilities.
- Invest in Biochar Projects: The Smart Path to Net Zero
- Green Hydrogen: Powering India's Sustainable Future
- Edinburgh Napier University and UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) are collaborating once more. We have just launched a Call for Input to identify best practices in people-centered hashtag#SmartCityProjects implemented across various regions worldwide. The objective is to better understand their driving forces and the obstacles they have encountered.
Events:
- Sept 9-11, 2024: ASCM Connect 2024, Austin, TX
- Sept 16-18: Linux Foundation Open Source Summit Europe, Vienna, Austria. Includes a "SupplyChainSecurityCon" track.
- Sept 29-Oct. 2, 2024: CSCMP’s EDGE Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, Nashville, TN
- Nov 19-21, 2024: Future of Freight Festival, Chattanooga, TN
- Feb 10-12, 2025: Manifest, Las Vegas, NV