#14 - Weekly News Digest 20240408-0414

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:

• Supply Chain Xchange: Supply chains are not likely to return to pre-pandemic norms in 2024: Stability improved in 2023, but we’re not out of the woods yet, ASCM and KPMG say.

• MSN: Panama plans dry alternative to drought-hit canal

• cross-border data exchange models

• Digital Product Conformity Certificate Exchange - High level Process

• Geofencing Facilities in Transport and Logistics

• Agriculture: Solution to hunger, inflation, food insecurity in Nigeria

• New Perspectives on Transforming Food Systems: Embracing Complexity for Sustainable Change

• Act now to address Malawi’s looming food crisis

• CRITICAL MINERALS IN AFRICA

b. Trade Finance:

• Banks are being forced to adapt to lower demand for traditional commodity finance facilities

• Global Trad https://www.linkedin.com/posts/world-trade-organization_globaltradeoutlook-activity-7183880923300417536-yELA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopeOutlook

• The World Customs Organization (hashtag#WCO) has developed a Handbook on Performance Measurement

• Charting the Future of ISBP 821: Three Ways Forward

• Kyriba, a liquidity performance company, unveiled new hashtag#ArtificialIntelligence (AI) functionalities within its platform

• Exploring the Potential of Tokenisation in Hong Kong

• Keeping score: How the World Bank Group will drive action for results

• Dive into the Future of Agricultural Finance with AI and Digital Twins

c. Sustainability & ESG

• Introducing "Goals and Strategies of Society 5.0: Japan’s Pioneering Vision for a Sustainable Future"

• State of Net-Zero Investment in Asia

• Enhancing Microplastic Removal in Wastewater with Myco-Based Materials in High Rate Algal Pond Construction

• Result-Based Financing for Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment and Carbon Removal

• INTEGRATING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

• The Role of the Standard

• Redefining Sustainability: The Crucial Link Between the Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Clean Energy

• Water Treatment Solutions & Environmental Remediation

• Fueling the Future: The Hydrogen Revolution in Green Technologyhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/andreafrosinini_greentechnology-hydrogenenergy-sustainablefuture-activity-7183863952831844352-Khkf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

• Embracing Society 5.0: Japan’s Blueprint for a Human-Centric Future

• New green international shipping routes backed by government funding

• UKRI and NERC announce a new network to integrate biodiversity into the financial system.

• The 2024 hashtag#ClimateRisk Landscape Report

• GREEN INDUSTRIALIZATION IN AFRICA: Opportunities and Tensions in Africa-Europe Relations

• Ammonia, Nitrogen _ Green Hydrogen

• Livable Streets for Vibrant Communities

• Trade and Environment at the World Trade Organization: State of Play and Entry Points

• Circular supply chains: 9 focus areas to maximize impact

• SDG GUIDEBOOK FOR THAI LISTED COMPANIES

• Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2024

• Is ESG extremely important or nothing special?

• Monitoring capital flows to sustainable investments

• Embracing the Future: Navigating Towards Well-Being Society 6.0

• Sustainable Asset Valuation of Parques del Río Norte in Medellín, Colombia

• Centre for Quantum Technologies

• A Sustainable Asset Valuation of a Net-Zero Transport Strategy in Indonesia

• Implementing Solar Irrigation Sustainably

• Unlocking Insights and Changing Mindsets: Pioneering Science-Based Targets for Nature

• QATAR URBAN DESIGN COMPENDIUM

• INTEGRATING THE ENVIRONMENT IN URBAN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

• Green Hydrogen for Decarbonizing Asia’s Industrial Giants

• Sustainability Metrics TRANSLATION AND IMPACT ON PROPERTY INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT

• Blackouts and Backsliding Energy subsidies in South Africa 2023

• Standards and the Sustainable Development Goals Leveraging sustainability standards for reporting on SDG progress

• 'India among 12 nations responsible for 60% of mismanaged plastic waste'

• NetZero Raises Over $19M for Biochar Expansion in Brazil

• ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK

• Green and New Evidence and Perspectives for Action Blue Spaces and Mental Health

• ANNUAL LAND USE AND LAND COVER ATLAS OF INDIA

• Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Sustainability

• INTEGRATED NEIGHBOURHOOD SYSTEMS INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD DESIGN

• Assessment of Hydrogen Energy Industry Chain Based on Hydrogen Production Methods, Storage, and Utilization

Events:

• Apr 16-18: Linux Foundation Open Source Summit North America, Seattle Washington. Includes a "SupplyChainSecurityCon" track.

• Apr 18: Hyperledger Supply Chain & Trade Finance SIG - Project Planning

• May 2: Hyperledger Supply Chain & Trade Finance SIG - SIG Member & The Giving Chain CEO Bobbi 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