#06 - Weekly News Digest 20240212-0218

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:

• Next Level Supply Chain Podcast: The Future of Connectivity with Digital Twins, AI, and the Global Supply Chain
• Food Safety Magazine: First Seafood Traceability Providers Achieve Interoperability at Scale
• Supply Chain Management Review: From the Back Office to the Warehouse, Tracking Tech’s Impact
• Harvard Business Review: How Machine Learning Will Transform Supply Chain Management
• New Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) Standard for
• Carrier Certificates
• Transforming Supply Chains with AI: A Game-Changer for Efficiency and Resilience
• Estimating seed demand in the presence of market frictions: Evidence from an auction experiment in Nigeria

b. Trade Finance:

• Global Finance Magazine: How AI Can Offset Risks In Trade Finance
• Unlocking Prosperity: The Road to Universal Financial Access
• Update on Electronic Record Compliance for DTTs
• World Bank launches an expanded crisis preparedness and response toolkit to help developing countries better prepare for and respond to crises
• Navigating Digital Compliance: Mastering the Art of Handling Non-Compliant Electronic Records
• Promoting International Investment by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• Bridging the Gap: Navigating the Global Sustainability Challenge with European Rules
• Exploring the Synergy: The Powerful Relationship between Blockchain and AI
• Decoding the Role of Data Processing Systems in Digital Trade Transactions: Insights from URDTT
• Demystifying Electronic Signatures in Digital Trade Transactions
• These are the world's most vital waterways for global trade
• Addressing Data Corruption in Electronic Records: A Proactive Approach as Recommended by URDTT
• What did you miss at the first meeting of the BIMCO Dry Bulk Cargo Network?
• Trading in a new climate: How mitigation policies are reshaping global trade dynamics
• IGP&I: Electronic bills of lading - FAQs

c. Sustainability & ESG

• IFRS (ISSB) Universal Sustainability Disclosure Standards
• Logistics giant A.P. Moller - Maersk, leads the charge towards sustainability, with methanol-fueled vessels, aiming for net-zero emissions by 2040. Recognized by the Science-Based Targets initiative, they target a 35% reduction in Scope 1 emissions by 2030.
• Can cleaner energy providers access cheaper capital?
• Bridging the Gap in Global Sustainable Finance: Lessons from the EU's Ambitious Journey
• Accountability for Nature
• BlueTransformation
• BYD, the Chinese EV maker, is breaking into shipping. It’s a gamble—but as sales of its EVs soar overseas, it could pay off big time.
• Peace, Conflict, and National Adaptation Plan Processes
• A SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING NATURE-RELATED FINANCIAL RISKS
• Navigating the Crossroads: The Quest for Sustainable Finance Amidst Growing Political Resistance
• Global Cooling Watch 2023 by UN Environment Programme
• COP28 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report
• Estimating seed demand in the presence of market frictions: Evidence from an auction experiment in Nigeria
• Integrating Climate Adaptation
• Sustainable Transport and development report by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Adapting and Innovating in a Volatile World
• The First Open Carbon Credit Has Been Created on Open Forest Protocol
• Unlocking Profitability Through ESG: Insights from CSE's 7th Annual Research
• "State of the World’s Migratory Species
• Navigating the Maze: Crafting a Coherent Regulatory Framework for Sustainable Finance
• NBI Impact Report 2023
• GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN FOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS A ROAD MAP TO PROTECTING ASIA’S WILDLIFE BIODIVERSITY
• Essential Monitor's Guide for Prairie Water Retention
• EMERGING LESSONS FROM THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
• Parametric insurance: Learnings from Fiji
• The Evolution of Governance Risks: New Challenges and Older Concerns
• Urban Standards for Sustainable and Resilient Development
• ENABLING MEANINGFUL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SPATIAL PLANNING PROCESSES
• A PLAYBOOK FOR NATURE-POSITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
• The transition towards a sustainable finance framework is not just a regulatory shift; it's a transformation of how companies operate, impacting their products, services, investments, financing, support functions, governance, and value chain.
• GEF deploys additional high-impact climate adaptation funding
• The Block by Block playbook Using Minecraft as a participatory design tool in urban design and governance
• NATURE AS INFRASTRUCTURE
• UNEP FI Pilots in Support of TNFD
• COP28 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report
• Evaluating the impacts of a large-scale voluntary REDD+ project in Sierra Leone
• The E ect of Multinational Enterprises on Climate Change
• Additional guidance for financial institutions

Events:

• Feb 19-22: GS1 Global Forum (Brussels, Belgium and online)
• Feb 22: Hyperledger Supply Chain & Trade Finance SIG - Leanne Kemp of Everledger

• Feb 29: Supply Chain Innovations & AI: What's Working, What's Not, and Current Outlook with Microsoft & Hitachi Solutions (webinar)

• Feb 29:  MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Webinar AI Driven Supply Chains: 3 Cases
• Mar 7:  Hyperledger Supply Chain & Trade Finance SIG - Jeff Pribich, SIG CoChair will give a technical demonstration
• Apr 3-5: NFT-NYC
• Apr 18: Hyperledger Supply Chain & Trade Finance SIG - Farm to Plate
• May 2: Hyperledger Supply Chain & Trade Finance SIG - SIG Member & The Giving Chain CEO Bobbie Muscara will present on how they use NFTs
• May 16 Hyperledger Supply Chain & Trade Finance SIG - Alexander Style of Vinturas
• June 4-5: Freightwaves Future of Supply Chain, Atlanta, GA