HSBC Sibos Spotlight Podcast Series: Shaping the Future of Securities Services

Kim Chebator and Zhu Kuang Lee (HSBC) discuss how digital innovation is driving change for clients and what this means for securities services.

The Value of Carbon Credits

Carbon credits can help offset large carbon footprints. Despite market criticism, Darryl Claret, COO of African Sun Holdings, believes they contribute to sustainability when used thoughtfully.

Shifting From Aid to Trade is the Key to Africa’s Sustainable Future

Jolene Abshire, Sector Head for Development Organisations, Absa Group, discusses the shifting dynamics of donor funding for Africa in recent years, explaining how moving from traditional aid to trade-centric models can help the continent to support its own initiatives, economy, and resources. Donor funding to Africa is shrinking as budgets dwindle. Global crises, such as […]

Building a High-Performance Treasury Team

Chris King (Dukes & King) shares actionable insights for treasurers from the the ACT’s recent Annual Conference.

Castrol Collaborates on Industry-First Insurance for Asian Bikers

A four-way partnership involving Standard Chartered aims to promote customer loyalty and social responsibility while defining a blueprint for scalable growth through co-creation.

Societe Generale Launches a Sustainable Global Transaction Banking Framework

The framework will help clients assess and monitor the environmental and social impacts of their day-to-day working capital, trade, and liquidity.

A New Framework for ESG

A recent innovative framework developed by Societe Generale can help to increase transparency and credibility in ESG standardisation.

Sustainability Trends in Asian Supply Chains

Terence Yong and Sameer Khan discuss recent and anticipated sustainability trends in Asian supply chains.

From ESG Data to Decisions and Disclosures

Experts from FIS and PwC discuss the latest compliance issues and how their firm’s respective work helps firms model and assess their risk.

A Signal to the World

Alex Griffiths (Fitch Ratings) discusses climate-related assessments and ratings, and the delivery of a more appropriate model.

Involvement in the Broader Organisation’s Sustainability Mission

Eleanor Hill (TMI) invites Javier Guijarro (PwC) to explore why an ESG standardisation disconnect exists, and identifies the barriers holding treasurers back from formalising ESG approaches.

Why Investors Need Climate Change Probabilities Not ‘Certainties’

Current climate-change scenarios, while effective for policy development, are of little use to investors, and could even be increasing jeopardy. TMI talks to a climate risk scientist from the EDHEC Risk Climate Institute about the issue, and a possible solution. The precision with which financial projections based on climate-change scenarios have been presented is dangerous, […]

Labelled Bonds’ Use of Proceeds: Transparency and Ambition Needed

Marina Petroleka, Global Head of Research, Sustainable Fitch, discusses green, social and sustainability bonds’ contribution to environmental and/or social impacts and the level of transparency and ambition in project or target selection, based on Sustainable Fitch’s ESG Ratings data. Sustainable Fitch’s ESG Ratings provide a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the impact an issuing entity […]

‘Where the Rubber Hits the Road’: Analysing the ESG State of Play

The ACT held its second annual ESG Conference on 21 November to address the the drive towards green practices and net zero.

Should Sustainability-driven Payment Innovations be Part of Treasury’s ESG Toolkit?

Experts from Standard Chartered examine the latest developments in sustainability and the challenges facing treasurers in successfully adopting them.

Treasurers Ease Off ESG Pedal as Headwinds Take Their Toll

Tough times coupled with concerns over ESG is causing treasurers to think twice before committing to debt financing in support of low-carbon projects.

ISSB’s Standards are a Major Boost for Market Transparency on Sustainability

The recent launch of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB’s) two standards for sustainability-related financial reporting – covering general requirements (IFRS S1) and climate-related disclosures (IFRS S2), respectively – is a major milestone in raising the status and promoting the standardisation of sustainability-related financial reporting globally. The ISSB has already received support from bodies such […]

Will Financed Emissions Proposals Stop Your Access to Funding?

If you’ve not yet heard about financed emissions, get ready to do your homework. They are about to become a key part of banks’ lending decisions and could potentially put pressure on corporate access to capital. Michelle Horsfield, Executive Director, SMBC Group, explains the basics. Financed emissions is a metric that apportions emissions to a […]

Treasurers Face Multiple ESG Challenges En Route to Net Zero

Three experts discuss the challenges facing corporates around Scope 3 emissions, and highlight the rethinking that may be necessary to address them.

Growing Focus on Transition Finance in China as ESG Momentum Builds

Several recent initiatives to spur growth in green financing in China suggest progress is being made.

ASEAN Sustainability-Linked Bond Standards to Boost Corporate Issuances

This article examines the drivers behind the new green finance standards in ASEAN and outlines what treasurers need to know going forward.

Clean, Lean and Green

Paths towards sustainable best practice within the trade finance space at a time when the ESG sphere is rapidly maturing.

All Change: Keeping Pace with Treasury in the Americas

From technology to ESG, the corporate treasury landscape in the Americas has a dynamism that requires all stakeholders to pay attention.

Boosting ESG in the Supply Chain: The Role of Green and Sustainable Trade Instruments

As ESG becomes a major factor in SCF, it is important to be aware of the growing range of tools available to treasurers to help support sustainability.