#07 - Weekly News Digest 20240219-0225

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:

• Freightwaves: War risk exclusions by insurers heighten stakes in Red Sea attacks
• Freightwaves: US targets Chinese-made container cranes in spy crackdown
• Supply Chain Brain: How 3D Printing Will Change Supply Chains and Improve Sustainability
• Forbes: Is AI A Supply Chain Savior Or Silicon Valley Snake Oil?
• Transport Topics: Analysts: US Transport Better Prepared for Red Sea Disruptions
• How Luxury Brands are Leveraging Blockchain and AI for Business Impact
• Unlocking the Vault: How Blockchain is Revolutionizing Real-World Asset Investments Through Commodities Tokenization
• Supply Chain as Kill Chain: Security in the Era of Zero Trust
• Manufacturing CEOs Accelerating Investments in AI, Automation & Robotics
• Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) is expanding its horizons with the addition of three new members: International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), Portbase, and Westports Malaysia
• Digital excellence in agriculture report | FAO / IT
• Navigating Troubled Waters
• ANEW way forward: Strategies to promote women’s empowerment in farmer producer organizations
• Global trade has nearly flatlined. Populism is taking a toll on growth
• Tanker with aluminium sails sets off on landmark voyage in bid to slash fuel emissions

b. Trade Finance:

• Demystifying the Transfer Process of Payment Obligations & FSP Payment Undertakings
• Received for Shipment, Shipped on Board, Clean on Board & Clean Shipped on Board
• Late Payment Directive, a good idea or not?
• Introducing Financial Services Provider Payment Undertaking - a game-changer in the realm of payment obligations.
• Trade finance and ISO 20022: A matter of when, not if?
• The reality is that when we say we will fully digitise trade by 2030, the reality is that this can be only done when the entire trade community has LEIs to empower the journeyV
• Unlocking the full potential of MSME finance
• What is a Digital Trade Transaction (DTT)?
• hashtag#Generative hashtag#AI and hashtag#LLMs in hashtag#tradeFnance: Believe the hype (well, most of it)
• digital trade on the African continent
• Tokenized Tomorrow: A New Dawn in Global Trade
• Synergies in Trade: The Global Tokenization Tapestry

c. Sustainability & ESG

• Supply Chain Dive: Walmart hits supplier emissions goal 6 years early
• The role of blockchain in the sustainable energy transition in the Arab region
• Paving the Way for Sustainable Transition: The Crucial Role of Transparency
• CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS MODEL MANUAL
• The Limitations of the Current Legislative Framework for Sustainable Finance
• Blockchain: Digitization of New Energy Opportunities for More Efficient Transactions
• Hong Kong Leads Green Revolution with Innovative Construction and Finance
• Digital public infrastructure
• Social and environmental responsibility vs e-commerce – What is the view?
• Post-Davos, 4 Key Considerations for Sustainability in 2024
• Advancing Sustainable Finance: Recommendations by United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
• UNEP GUIDANCE Risk Reduction Tools for Chemicals Control
• The Arab Region SDG Index and Dashboards 2023/2024
• RETHINKING EXTENDING REUSING
• PROGREEN
• Verra to Integrate Soil Tool into Agricultural Land Management Methodology
• Driving Impact on Financial Health and Inclusion of Individuals and Businesses
• Driving Impact on Financial Health and Inclusion of Individuals and Businesses
• Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Pacific: Challenges and Leading Practices
• Navigating Nature: Key Challenges for Financial Institutions in Nature-Related Risks and Disclosure
• The UK’s announcement that it will leave the hashtag#EnergyCharterTreaty
• Policy Incentives to Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal: Analysis and Recommendations
• The urgency of addressing the challenges posed by the natural world’s crises means that the sustainability reporting space is evolving rapidly. Financial institutions are prioritizing greater alignment between different disclosure standards and frameworks, including initiatives like TNFD and the UN-backed Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
• Just Transition Finance UN
• RFP: Development of Avoiding Planned Deforestation Module
• With the introduction of the new framework for the Global Goal on Adaptation, hashtag#COP28 marked a milestone for hashtag#adaptation.
• Climate justice for people and nature through urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA)
• Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction
• Launching the Second Cohort of TNFD Pilots: A Leap Forward in Nature-Positive Finance
• The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2024
• Pioneering Nature-Positive Finance: Insights from the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) TNFD Pilots
• o equity markets price carbon transition risks?
• Understanding Applicable Law in Digital Trade Transactions: A URDTT Perspective
• A New Era for Corporate Disclosure of Nature-Related Risks
• Green Money, Grey Areas: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Sustainable Finance
• The Roaring '30s - A clean hydrogen acceleration story
• Great transitions
• Vulnerable populations in a warming world
• Climate change and cities
• Unlocking Carbon Removal Potential: The Vital Role of Water Creditworthiness in Climate Innovation
• Climate change and health
• Green Gold: Can Sustainable Agriculture Unlock Carbon Credits for Indian Farmers?
• The Circular Built Environment Playbook by World Green Building Council
• Finance for climate adaptation in Africa still insufficient and losing ground
• Global Commission to End Energy Poverty
• Forging next steps into SDG next steps
• Net Zero Energy by 2060 - Charting the Path of Europe and Central Asia Toward a Secure and Sustainable Energy Future
• Children play and the built environment
• The World Bank published a new report - 'Scaling Hydrogen Financing for Development
• A Practical Guide to Climate-resilient Buildings & Communities
• #KenGrow, #Flux, hiveonline ApS and CYNK are delivering digital infrastructure alongside new #regenerativeagriculture techniques to increase climate finance inclusion for Kenyan #women in #ruralcommunities
• Circular Transformation of Industries: The Role of Partnerships
• Greening Public Administration with GovTech - Embracing a Green Digital Transition: Guidance Note - Volume 1
• The #City #Resilience #Index

Events:

• 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