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News/sustainable
David Harris, group head of sustainable business of the London Stock Exchange, spoke to Finextra TV about how he works to integrate sustainable finance across the capabilities of the group by considering the flow of data from issuers through to investors and the capabilities needed to support both and ultimately, the entire market.
06 April 2020
News/Supply chain finance
Standard Chartered has become the first financial institution to join the TradeLens blockchain-enabled container logisitics platform developed by IBM and Maersk.
11 March 2020
News/startups
Earnd, a Sydney startup that allows employees to draw down their salary in installments, has been acquired by Greensill, a UK-based supplier of alternative supply chain finance. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
10 March 2020
Founder and managing partner of The Redsand Group, Nicole Anderson, announced in a recent interview with Finextra TV that the group will launch a fund to work with the venture community to support fintech aimed at tackling sustainability across financial services through tools such as blockchain and tokenisation.
27 February 2020
Global IT expense is set to reach a staggering $3.9 trillion in 2020, an increase of 3.4% from 2019 according to Gartner. Driven by the adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS), all market segments are expected to spend on forms of software such as cloud and expand its use through 2023. But what does this mean for the environment?
Standard Chartered is looking to ease the supply chain finance headache for business clients through an arrangement with the Infor Nexus Network
07 February 2020
News/wholesale
DBS has completed the first fully digital trade financing settlement on Singapore's new Network Trade Platform (NTP).
Blockchain-based supply chain and trade finance startup Envoy Group is looking to expand beyond Latin America after securing a $13 million investment from Alcedo Digital Ventures.
05 February 2020
Hot on the heels of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s letter warning global chief executives of climate change market risk, the world’s largest fund manager has released a summary of recommendations for sustainable investment.
28 January 2020
While technology has yet again been a central topic of discussion at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, there has also been a determined focus on fintech and how financial inclusion is key to meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
22 January 2020
Supply chain finance outfit Tradeshift is closing in on a $240 million equity and debt funding round as it seeks to hit profitability in the "near future".
14 January 2020
Standard Chartered has made a strategic investment in Chinese blockchain-enabled supply chain financing platform Linklogis. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
10 January 2020
In a report released today, Deutsche Bank responds to client demand for a guide to the Silk Road, otherwise known as China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the opportunities it presents to incorporate sustainable development and low-carbon practices.
11 December 2019
After a morning of keynotes and ‘speed dating’ roundtable sessions, SustainableFinance.Live attendees broke out into whiteboard sessions where they learned by doing, workshopping scenarios to create tangible results.
06 December 2019
81% of banks are disclosing information on progressive climate-related public policy. According to a report by Boston Common Asset Management, this is a slight increase from 71% in 2018.
05 December 2019
In a recent survey by State Street Global Advisors, 52% of European investors cited regulation as the key driver toward ESG adoption. Yet, despite attempts to introduce regulatory requirements, a lack of standardisation in reporting obligations is proving a significant challenge towards achieving meaningful progress.
26 November 2019
Climate change is predicted to cost 200 of the world’s largest companies $1 trillion over the next five years, according to a survey conducted by the charity CDP. But should the financial services industry be concerned? The answer is yes and for two fundamental reasons: the impact on investment and disclosure laws.
21 November 2019
While the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations General Assembly for 2030 are ambitious, the financial services industry will play a crucial role in supporting countries with implementing new approaches to build momentum and accelerate progress.
12 November 2019
The influx of green banking initiatives and risk management tools has done little to remedy the expansion of fossil fuel financing and commercial attitudes remain unchanged as we move forward towards what is now a climate crisis, according to Boston Common Asset Management’s 2019 report.
11 November 2019
Finextra Research and ResponsibleRisk are collaborating with change agents in the sustainable finance arena to showcase a programme of content, workshops and conferences.
08 November 2019
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