#20 - Weekly News Digest 20240520-0526

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:

• CNN: US blocks imports from 26 Chinese textile firms over suspected Uyghur forced labor
• Reuters: NY Fed announces launch of new supply chain pressure metrics
• How blockchain and AI can reshape agriculture  
• Blockchain Reshapes Supply Chain
• Regulatory Experimentation
• Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: A Call for Cyber Resilience

b. Trade Finance:

• Blockchain based Trade Agreeements  
• Mitigating Fraud and Compliance Risks with AI-Powered Trade Finance
• USDF Consortium has released a new report on “Tokenizing Banking: Tokenization of traditional assets holds potential to transform banking.”
• UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), “Data for Development”
• Circular Industry Solutions for a Global Plastics Treaty
• Unlocking the Potential of Deep-Tier Supply Chain Finance (DTSCF) Why Is DTSCF Important?
• On 31 May 2024, UNCITRAL and Dalian Maritime University will be co-organizing the “International Symposium on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) and Law Relating to Electronic B/L in Transition” both in Dalian and online. Sincere thanks to the Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM) for their support!
• Tokenization - Tokenized Collateral
• International Symposium on MLETR and Law Relating to Electronic B/L in Transition
• hashtag#TradeTech Professional Series
• The Arabian Business has published an article about Digital Trade Winds - it explains how CargoX and the Middle East are navigating the future of maritime shipping.
• How will an Internet of Rules improve the deployment and interoperability of the diverse systems used in hashtag#ecommerce and hashtag#trade
• European Parliament, “Digital finance legislation: Overview and state of play”
• Legal Frameworks for Digital Assets and Electronic Trade Documents."

c. Sustainability & ESG

• Energy-from-Waste (Ef W) with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Saudi Arabia
• Nature Positive: Guidelines for the Transition in Cities
• Capture Carbon, Capture Value: An Overview of CCS Business Models
• Assessing the Efficacy of Biochar Derived from Oil Palm Biomass for Seedling Growth
• Blockchain and Circular Economy
• A Path to Net Zero: A Climate Mitigation Journey for Banks
• The Global Risks Report 2024
• Water For Shared Prosperity Report Highlights
• ISO has announced the recent release of an International Standard that establishes the principles of a hashtag#CircularEconomy.
• Moving Beyond GDP Through Comprehensive Wealth
• Why Global South Debt Reform is a Hot Topic
• Reposting this EUDR Readiness link on China's actions regarding deforestation.
• On World Biodiversity Day, a Look at How Companies Can Account for Nature
• The Future of Europe's Digital Infrastructure: Innovation, Security, and Resilience
• THE INTERSECTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & ESG
• Using data-driven insights to integrate biodiversity into renewable energy planning is key to protecting biodiversity as renewables scale up.
• Global Carbon Pricing Revenues Top a Record $100 Billion
• Shaping Europe’s digital future
• From innovative recycling to reforestation, young people in El Salvador are making a difference in their communities.
• Flourishing crops and sustainable farming: Local innovators building climate resilience in the Pacific
• Wired for Change: AI, Energy, and the Decarbonization Dilemma
• Land Use Finance Impact Hub | Country Factsheet
• How Carbon Markets Can Deliver to the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
• Exciting Milestone for Renewable Energy in Europe!
• The current price of carbon is too low because it doesn’t take into account risk
• Emissions reductions through the deployment of Electrical vehicles infrastructure
• Global Banks Need a Level Playing Field for Climate Rules, Says EBF
• Energy-from-Waste (Ef W) with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Saudi Arabia
• Nature Positive: Guidelines for the Transition in Cities
• Capture Carbon, Capture Value: An Overview of CCS Business Models
• With more than 50 percent of global GDP - $44 trillion in economic resources – dependent on nature, it is critical to understand the economic impact of biodiversity to achieve this mission
• Nature critical to infrastructure for sustainable development – UN
• Modernizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Harnessing new technologies for sustainable development
• Navigating Climate Risks in the Metals and Mining Sector
• Biodiversity Is in Crisis—Here's one way to fix it
• Frameworks for Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration
• Copper Mining and Vehicle Electrification: Meeting Future Demands
• Regenerative activism: reimagining power in the human rights field
• Sustainable Urbanization in Asia A Sourcebook for Local Governments
• Global Carbon Pricing Revenues Top a Record $100 Billion
• Transition in Action Agri-Food’
• Navigating the Path to a Greener Future: Analyzing the CAPEX Trend in the Electric Power Generation Sector
• New Insights on the Discrepancies Between Green and Social Bond Markets
• What Does a Sustainability Assessment Involve?
• Regional payment infrastructure integration: insights for interlinking fast payment systems
• Nium’s mission is to eliminate hashtag#emissions.
• As the world transitions to a low hashtag#emissions future, the importance of molecular hashtag#hydrogen (hereafter ‘hydrogen’) as a key hashtag#cleanenergy resource is increasingly being recognised.
• Untangling Climate Finance
• Could python farming be the next big thing in sustainable livestock production?
• Green Hydrogen: New Quest for the Philosopher's Stone
• Navigating the Tightrope of Critical Minerals in Our Net-Zero Journey
• Biodiversity in Carbon and Biodiversity Credit Markets
• Climate Risks in the Power Generation Sector
• Systematic review and meta-analysis of ex-post evaluations on the effectiveness of carbon pricing
• Why must culture be at the heart of sustainable urban development?
• IFPRI and its research partners have studied the pace and pattern of agricultural transformation within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future (FTF) countries.
• The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has published a list of 10 recommendations for central banks to green their investment portfolios in a report on sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) in central banks’ portfolio management.
• This year, the EU Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanism (BCAs) came into force, and the UK launched its 2nd round of consultations for its own instrument to prevent carbon leakage.
• Calpers to direct $25bn to green private market investments
• Unlocking Colombia's climate potential: Long-term collaborations and transformative climate actions
• Green Hydrogen Standards and Approval Systems in India
• RETHINKING SUSTAINABLE CITIES
• Draft Hong Kong Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers For Consultation
• Leveraging Nature-Based Solutions for a Sustainable Future
• INDIA'S GREEN HYDROGEN REVOLUTION
• Climate Action Urgency: A Call for Global Investment and Policy Reform
• DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE CITIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
• Reimagining Climate Action: The Revolutionary Potential of Regenerative Finance
• IFC and the Italian Climate Fund Partner with Eni to Support Biofuel Production, Farmers in Kenya
• Climate and Nature Finance: Time for Action

Events:

• June 4-6, 2024: GS1 Connect * Thrive, Orlando, FL
• June, 4-5, 2024: ASCM Connect 2024, Brussels, Belgium
• June 4-5, 2024: Freightwaves Future of Supply Chain, Atlanta, GA
• June 13, 2024: Hyperledger Supply Chain & Trade Finance SIG - Farm to Plate
• Sept 9-11, 2024: ASCM Connect 2024, Austin, TX
• Sept 29-Oct. 2, 2024: CSCMP’s EDGE Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, Nashville, TN
• Feb 10-12, 2025: Manifest, Las Vegas, NV