Trade Finance Global and the International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA) will shortly be hosting a live Tradecast on LinkedIn, YouTube and via webinar (tradecast). Register now for free – limited availability.
15th April 2021, 7AM EDT / 12PM BST / 1PM CEST / 3PM GST / 7PM SGT
Featuring:
- Johanna Wissing, Board Member, ITFA
- NLN Swaroop, Director, Alternate and ESG Distribution, GTRF, HSBC, ICC Sustainable Trade Finance Working Group
- Anne Maria Cronin, Director, Quarter Penny Consulting
- Katharina Michael, Unicredit, ICC Sustainable Trade Finance Working Group
Moderated by: Deepesh Patel, Editor, Trade Finance Global
Trade finance has a significant role to play in sustainable development and ESG, which extends to addressing global challenges around climate change, human rights and biodiversity.
The banking industry is certainly making progress towards their sustainability mandates, which is no longer a ‘nice to have’, rather, a business imperative. But if we are to jointly work towards the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, raising truly understanding the benefits of sustainable trade assets, understanding the appetite from the investment community, and sharing best in class practices that are being applied locally and globally is critical.
In this Tradecast by Trade Finance Global and ITFA, we discuss:
- The definition of sustainable trade finance assets
- The true business benefits of sustainable trade finance
- Has the pandemic accelerated considerations for sustainability in supply chains?
- Understanding risk when it comes to environment and sustainability
- How sustainable trade finance assets are evaluated and understanding the risk
- Investment appetite towards these assets in the investment community – differentiated treatment for sustainable trade finance assets
- Education and sharing best practices within the community
- A roadmap for sustainable trade finance
