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:
b. Trade Finance:
- Debt Distress and the Right to Food in hashtag#Africa
- Multilateralism and Global Debt Reform: Key Drivers of Sustainable Development.
- The customs knowledge gap is a barrier that impedes women from participating effectively in mining hashtag#tradefacilitation, hashtag#AfCFTA
- Understanding Electronic Records in URDTT
c. Sustainability & ESG
- Ahead of COP 16, IISD and 14 other organizations have joined forces in a call to action to transform key economic sectors for biodiversity.
- Accelerating the Global Transition to a Bio-based Economy: The Strategic Role of Policy by World Economic Forum
- Navigating due diligence regulations can feel like trying to solve a puzzle. With increasing demand from companies to uphold environmental, social, and governance standards, the regulatory environment around sustainability is becoming increasingly complex.
- Simplifying the Digital Product Passport Vision with NFC" e
- eshaping how businesses interact with nature: the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
- JBM Ecolife Mobility, a subsidiary of JBM Group, has secured close to $86 million loan facility from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- How can countries and regions align policy goals with economic analysis to drive progress on hashtag#SDGs at the national level?
- Surging air freight, blank sailings, and the impending strike on the USA East Coast are all part of the impending disruptions that customers should be aware of.
Events:
- 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