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’.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has today unveiled a green and sustainability-linked loan (SLL) of €300 million to Iberdrola.

At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, representatives from nearly 200 countries reached an agreement to start reducing the global consumption of fossil fuels.

The United Arab Emirates is set to unveil a new climate-focused investment fund worth $30 billion at the upcoming COP28, with support from major investors including BlackRock, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

At ICC United Kingdom’s annual conference, International Trade and Prosperity Week, TFG’s Deepesh Patel was joined by Chris Southworth, Secretary General at ICC United Kingdom, to discuss the importance for the business of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5° C and what the ICC is doing to support the sustainable transition.