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.
News:
a. Supply Chain Management:
- International Taxation and the Extractives Sector
- Agritech: Shaping Agriculture in Emerging Economies, Today and Tomorrow
b. Trade Finance:
- EU ETS Frequently Asked Questions
- HSBC Thailand, a premier global financial institution and the country’s first commercial bank, has introduced The Sustainable Supply Chain Finance programme.
- BIMCO's "25 by 25" campaign reaches 25.1% eBL adoption in first year
- 'Explainer" video_ Episode 1 (UNCITRAL project on negotiable cargo documents and negotiable electronic cargo records) produced with the help of the UN Volunteer Program!
- The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released a consultation report with proposed policy recommendations to improve consistency in regulating and supervising banks and non-banks providing cross-border payment services, proportionate to the risks involved.
c. Sustainability & ESG
- Achieving Net-Zero GHG Emissions of Saudi Arabia by 2060: The Transformation of the Building Sector
- Accelerating an Equitable Transition: A Data-Driven Approach
- Evaluating impacts: Lessons from food systems interventions across Africa and Asia
- The world needs a new global deal on climate and development finance
- IFC Partners with FirstRand Bank to Expand Green Building and Affordable Housing Finance in South Africa
- At London Climate Action Week, legal experts unpacked the latest trends in climate-related lawsuits.
- The World Economic Forum's latest report sheds light on the pivotal role of technology in reshaping the future of global trade and development
- UNDP is seeking for a Project Analyst (home-based) to join the Food & Agricultural Commodity Systems team.
- AgroEcology_Italy Reducing GHG Emissions and Increasing Carbon Sequestration in Italian Agriculture
- Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) is a low-cost and market-ready hashtag#storage solution that is safe and can build on existing hashtag#infrastructure resources, as well as complement a nascent hashtag#hydrogen ecosystem in hashtag#Europe. Currently, hashtag#salt hashtag#caverns, depleted gas fields, hashtag#aquifers, and rock caverns are the pre-dominately used storage technologies.
- The World Economic Forum's latest report sheds light on the pivotal role of technology in reshaping the future of global trade and development.
- India’s dubious ESG regulations could scare global investors
- World Economic Forum released the report First Movers Coalition: Status Report. This report captures the achievements of the First Movers Coalition (FMC) in stimulating demand for low-carbon technologies since its launch in November 2021.
- Migration and displacement associated with climate risks are becoming more frequent, and are expected to increase.
- Carbon removal news
- The recent report highlights the critical need for public-private collaboration to tackle global challenges. It emphasizes leveraging technological advancements and innovative strategies to drive sustainable development and economic growth.
- The IFC - International Finance Corporation plays a pivotal role in bolstering trade and supply chain finance in emerging markets, addressing critical gaps, and promoting inclusive economic growth. Here's an in-depth look at how IFC's initiatives are making a significant impact:
- Ecosystems are defined by their complex interlinked relationships. When climate change threatens one part of the system, the trickledown effects are visible across the board.
- The Reserve Bank of India at 100: preparing for climate change
- One week to go to our Corporate Climate Responsibility Webinar
- Paying the real cost of stopping deforestation
- On Tuesday, July 30, at 9:00 am ET / 3:00 pm CAT, Verra is hosting a webinar for regional stakeholders in Africa to provide an overview of Verra’s Plastic Waste Reduction Program (Plastic Program). Join us to discover how the Plastic Program and Plastic Credits can support regional plastic waste management efforts!
- IFC - International Finance Corporation’s Global Trade Partners Meeting in Barcelona, celebrating the 20th anniversary of IFC’s Global Trade Finance Program.
- The World Bank is exploring interoperability between Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and faster payment systems! This move aims to enhance efficiency and security in transactions, bridging CBDC systems with traditional banking infrastructures. By enabling mixed payments between retail CBDCs and faster payment systems, this initiative could revolutionize how we handle money transfers globally.
- Climate X launches our CSRD whitepaper - A Guide to Physical Risk Requirements!
- UNDP and Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) have launched a new platform for inter-country cooperation and exchange focused on financing tropical forests.
- Approximately 12% of deaths in children under 5 years are attributed to wasting.
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