CarbonChain provides carbon accounting software for manufacturers, commodity traders, and their banks, with a primary focus on scope 3 supply chain emissions.
IFC and Absa provide $60 million commodity trade finance facility to Volcafe, benefiting East African coffee farmers.
Learn how IFC and DBS Bank are bridging the global trade finance gap and supporting trade financing in emerging markets.
Understand the implications of the UK’s proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for sectors like iron, steel, cement, and more.
Discover the effects of climate change on businesses in vulnerable regions. Read the key findings from the Emerging Economies Climate Report.
Discover how the African Development Fund is supporting Ethiopia’s water supply and sanitation with a $46.02 million aid allocation.
Discover the transformative role of hydrogen in the global energy sector in 2024. Explore the trends shaping the energy landscape and the potential of renewables.
The value of traded global markets for carbon dioxide (CO2) permits reached a record 881 billion euros ($948.75 billion) in 2023, marking a 2% increase on the previous year, analysts… read more →
UNCTAD expresses deep concerns over increasing disruptions to global trade & Jan Hoffmann evaluates the circumstances in a briefing.
President Joe Biden announced a temporary halt on Friday to the pending approvals for exports from new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. This decision, welcomed by climate campaigners, could postpone… read more →
Societe Generale and IFC partner to provide enhanced financial solutions for developing countries, focusing on clean energy, water and SMEs.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a regional development bank for Asia and the Pacific, announced their collaboration to finance up to $100 million in green trade transactions across the region.
What is the outlook for commodity trading in 2024? Marsh’s Aaron Bailey and Christopher Coppock provide their views.
In October 2023, Apple announced all its products will be ‘100% carbon-neutral by 2030’. This objective, in line with the company’s commitment, emerged following the establishment of partnerships with suppliers for ‘green aluminium’.