262 Results from /sustainable
Richard Blore Chief Executive Officer, KY3P, IHS Markit at IHS Markit
Social and Governance in the supply chain The focus on non-financial, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data and metrics continues to increase across all industries and regions. Both public and private companies are under increasing pressure from investors, civil society and governments to make ambitious public commitments covering all as...
11 June 2021 /regulation /sustainable Financial Supply Chain
Keith Stonell Managing Director, EMEA at Guidewire
The seriousness with which insurers take Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. As both investors and underwriters, insurers occupy a central role in the global economy that gives them significant influence over the business activities of others. With the increasing risks associated ...
04 June 2021 /regulation /sustainable Financial Risk Management
Retired Member
It’s undeniable that the pandemic has been especially hard on small to medium enterprises, or SMEs. While multinational corporations like Amazon and Tesla have grown astronomically over the pandemic, small disruptions, like late payments on invoices which are typically survivable in normal times, are causing many SMEs to go out of business. Althou...
31 May 2021 /sustainable /inclusion Financial Supply Chain
Adrian Pollard Trader and Crypto Enthusiast at ISTANEX
Despite the digital nature of Bitcoin, the process of mining requires a massive physical infrastructure to support it. How mining works is explained extensively here but simply put, miners are searching/mining for a lucky number and upon finding that number the miner gets freshly minted bitcoin as rewards for their work. This search for the lucky
21 May 2021 /sustainable /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Agriculture is often Fintech’s forgotten cousin behind consumer and business sectors. While also known as Agritech, ‘Fintech within agriculture’ relates specifically to the discipline of financial technology for agriculture businesses. The industry has undergone significant and much needed financial innovation in recent years. Thanks, in no small
21 May 2021 /sustainable /startups Fintech innovation and startups
On the path to global net zero carbon emissions, the finance industry is a key driver while technology is an enabler of sustainability. To make meaningful progress to mitigate climate change, the global finance industry needs technology to mobilize investments and quantify climate risk. Financiers also must adopt collaborative, secure and trusted ...
05 May 2021 /sustainable Going green
Peter Davidson Business Consultant at Self Employed
The effects of climate change and the environmental crises we are moving towards seem to be making the news more than ever before. The actions of activists like Greta Thunberg, amongst others, have successfully mobilized younger generations to take a more active stance in order to safeguard the quality of their future. Sustainability is at the foc...
23 April 2021 /sustainable Climate Fintech
Regardless of your beliefs on the extent of climate change and global warming, we can safely assume all of us want a healthier and cleaner planet to live in. For some reading this, it can be difficult to find the link between fintech (financial technology) and the environment. But the actual relatability of the two may surprise you, even at the ma
22 April 2021 /sustainable /predictions Climate Fintech
Tejasvi Addagada Enterprise Data Head at Fortune 500 financial service provider
It's natural to take a risk-based approach to data privacy. However, I believe approaching privacy through a benefits-based approach has its own merits. Moreover, by managing customer privacy, there is significant business value derived from the resulting customer confidence and trust in the relationship: At the outset, data privacy management ena...
04 April 2021 /people /sustainable Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Paul Christensen CEO at Previse
Liz Barclay’s appointment as Small Business Commissioner was the latest development that reflected the UK’s longstanding and worsening slow payments crisis. Liz’s new role will see her serve as guardian of invoices owed to SME suppliers, championing their prompt payment against a backdrop of drawn-out payment terms: a problem which has worsened ove...
25 March 2021 /sustainable /inclusion Fintech
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