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The president of WISTA, Maryana Stober, and vice president Mathilde de Mareuil, alongside PwC, talk us through the results of their survey on gender equality in the Swiss maritime and commodity trading industries, which was conducted over the past year.
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A few years ago, ESG-tied loans were a new and innovative form of financing with which only a few corporates were leading the way. But now, ESG-tied loans are commonly seen in the industry, and there has been some debate around whether borrowers and banks are making their respective KPIs ambitious enough, or whether they are being transparent enough about how the KPIs are being audited and who is carrying out this auditing. What is next for sustainable finance? How can the issues around transparency be tackled as sustainable finance develops? And should this be formally regulated? Can sustainable finance evolve to include more of the ‘S’ in ESG?
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High oil prices have meant that credit limits in the shipping industry are used up quickly, but on the plus side, physical trading margins have gone up too. A lack of financing is still an issue for the bunker industry, as it is a niche that most banks don’t have a department for, whilst digitalisation and alt finance are still lagging in the space. What is needed to bring the bunkering industry up to speed in these areas? And is the shipping industry doing enough in terms of reducing greenhouse gas and emissions? This session takes a deep dive into how the sector could be more ambitious
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One week out from TXF Geneva, TXF's commodities content manager Aife Howse catches up with CEO of Vinca Technologies Melinda Moore on how far supply chains have begun the rebalance following Russia's war on Ukraine, and how this has potential to further the ESG agenda.
