TRANSPARENCY

ECB should follow Fed’s transparency example, PBoC interventions in offshore renminbi necessary for now, and more

ECB should follow Fed’s transparency example, PBoC interventions in offshore renminbi necessary for now, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

1-5 November 2021, Vol.12 Ed.44

Most-Read Commentary

ECB should follow Fed’s transparency example: Twenty months into Covid-19, the European Central Bank is deliberating the end of the pandemic emergency purchase programme. David Marsh, chairman, OMFIF, spoke to Der Spiegel about how President Christine Lagarde...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/06/ecb-should-follow-feds-transparency-example-pboc-interventions-in-offshore-renminbi-necessary-for-now-and-more/

AFMI 2021 reveals opportunities for sustainable development across Africa

AFMI 2021 reveals opportunities for sustainable development across Africa

Monday 25 October 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.43.1

Commentary: African markets must improve ESG integration

Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2021

The AFMI report assesses 23 countries according to six pillars. Pillar 3 scores on the conduciveness of the regulatory environment for local and foreign investment, gauged through tax incentives, reporting standards and market transparency. On average, scores fell by 8.2 points. This is...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/25/afmi-2021-reveals-opportunities-for-sustainable-development-across-africa/

Active ownership needed to tackle climate and biodiversity risks

Active ownership needed to tackle climate and biodiversity risks

Friday 10 September 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.36.5

Commentary: Transparency and disclosures only first step in climate change battle

By Kate Fowler in London

The sustainable finance disclosures regulation is a key initiative emerging from the EU’s 2018 action plan on sustainable finance. Active ownership will be a crucial instrument for investors to deliver the real economy impacts we need to see. SFDR is an important piece of the sustainable...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/10/active-ownership-needed-to-tackle-climate-and-biodiversity-risks/

Keeping trucks loaded is the first step toward a sustainable supply chain

Visibility and transparency come up time and time again in the transportation industry. Often, these topics are tied into conversations about increasing efficiency and bottom lines. While a more efficient supply chain undoubtedly leads to higher profits, increased earnings are not the only benefit of transparency. A more transparent supply chain is also a more sustainable supply chain. 

When people think about “green trucking,” they tend to think about electric vehicles and other environmentally...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/keeping-trucks-loaded-is-the-first-step-toward-a-sustainable-supply-chain

What is the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative?

AskWaves dives into the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative.

Building vessels to haul large loads of freight across the world’s oceans for years requires extensive time, materials, labor and energy.

Once these vessels are retired, what happens to them?

Two of the worst ship recycling practices are using manual labor instead of automation and releasing parts of ships into the tidal zone, according to Andrew Stephens, Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) executive director.

Confronting those types of issues is the goal of the Ship Recycling Transparency...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-is-the-ship-recycling-transparency-initiative

Loadshop helps carriers fill their trucks — and keep them full

Carriers are inundated with many ways of finding freight. They can utilize traditional brokers, digital brokers, freight boards or connect directly with shippers to get the freight they need, fill trucks and keep drivers moving. With all these available options, carriers must weigh the pros and cons to make the best decisions for their business. 

Working with traditional brokers – and to some extent digital brokers – can mean constant negotiation with an agent, with varying degrees of success...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loadshop-helps-carriers-fill-their-trucks-and-keep-them-full

Chinese debt transparency and new OMFIF survey in sustainability reporting

Chinese debt transparency and new OMFIF survey in sustainability reporting

Wednesday 12 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.19.3

Commentary: Should China change its narrative on debt transparency?

By Clive Horwood in London

Zhongxia Jin, executive director for China at the International Monetary Fund, staunchly defended China’s state-linked lending to lower-income countries during an OMFIF fireside chat on 10 May, insisting that the same rules must be applied to its lenders as those from other countries. His...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/12/chinese-debt-transparency-and-new-omfif-survey-in-sustainability-reporting/

161, Marina Hadjipateras, Founder & General Partner, TMV

Welcome to the 161st episode of the Shipping Podcast, in which you will be listening to Marina Hadjipateras, Founder & General Partner, TMV, an early-stage venture capital fund.
Marina is second-generation Shipowners who now is investing in sustainability, shipping, logistics, work and care. She is looking for start-ups interested in the maritime industry but may not understand the business. Examples of companies that Marina has engaged in are Nautilus Labs and Transmute. 

We discuss what impact...

https://shippingpodcast.com/161-marina-hadjipateras-founder-general-partner-tmv/

Let the Light In—How Transparency Enables Integrity and Progress

Let the Light In—How Transparency Enables Integrity and Progress

Rich Lesser

To BCG’s network around the world,

When I think about the work ahead of us this year, the two top issues are COVID-19, of course, and climate. But a third frequently confronts us these days: transparency. It’s a concept that not only plays a central role in tackling those first two challenges but also serves as a core enabler of our organizations—how they operate, how we lead them, and how we live up to our values.

In our...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/23/let-the-light-in-how-transparency-enables-integrity-and-progress/

Transparency trade-off for central bank independence , UK’s future trade relationships

Transparency trade-off for central bank independence , UK’s future trade relationships

Monday 22 February 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.8.1

Commentary: Transparency trade-off

By Miroslav Singer in Prague

Politicians can take away central banks’ independence. There are three reasons why they might do so: if central banks produce either inflation or deflation, or it they become embroiled in fights between monetary and fiscal policy-makers. For the ECB, the first two scenarios are unlikely. The third one is a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/22/transparency-trade-off-for-central-bank-independence-uks-future-trade-relationships/

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