#27 - Weekly News Digest 20230717-0723

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

Edition #27 - 2023:

• "United Nations #foodsystems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment":
• "Searching for critical #minerals ? How #metals are produced and associated together":
• "#climatechange and index insurance: How can the #insuranceindustry respond to the challenge? (The Microinsurance Network") :
• "#blockchain #logistics association BITA Standards Council (BITA) merges with Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)":
• "The road towards #banking #decarbonisation : The Case of #mena ":
• "Toughest #ESG rule yet puts #EU on collision course with #US":
• "New United Nations survey highlights progress in global #tradefacilitation despite multiple crises":
• "Joint FAO-IOC -IAEA technical guidance for the implementation of early warning systems for harmful algal blooms":
• "Accounting for #carbonoffsets ":
• "#digitalisation for People, Planet and #prosperity ":
• "#ESG: From Process to Product (Harvard Business School)"
• "#scf #transparency to increase with new #disclosure rules":
• "Promoting #responsibleinvestment in Agriculture to Spur #foodsystemtransformation ":
• "Promoting the Application of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (#asean ) Guidelines for #responsibleinvestment in #food , #agriculture and #forestry ":
• "Net Zero Standard for Banks - Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)"
• "Protected Against #greenwashing : Subnational Climate Fund Achieves Gold #standard 's Design Certification":
• "Promoting the Application of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (#asean ) Guidelines for #responsibleinvestment in #food , #agriculture and #forestry ":
• "The United Nations-convened network of #banks , insurers and investors accelerating #sustainabledevelopment ":
• "#EU and #singapore open negotiations on #digitaltrade agreement":
• "#trade 's role in #climateaction in the spotlight at #cop28 (UNCTAD) "
• "Generating upside from #ESG: Opportunities for #privateequity (PwC)"
• "#africa has hardly scratched The Surface Of #digitalbanking And #contactlesspayments ":
• "FAO Action Plan 2022–2025 for the implementation of the FAO Strategy on #climatechange ":
• "New app helps young people turn tide on #plasticpollution ":
• "Choosing for Peace Amid Complex Crises":
• "2022 #climate Report":
• "Scaling #agritech at the last mile: converging efforts for #farmers ’ #prosperity ":
• "The futurev of #fintech in #africa "
• "#trade in services for #development - Fostering #sustainablegrowth and #economicdiversification "