Germany, Italy labelled promise-breakers over lack of Cop26 action
15-03-23 / by Jacob Atkins
A commitment by dozens of countries and public institutions at the Cop26 summit to end...Climate Change
Pandemic, disasters, war: Michal Ron looks back on Berne Union presidency
30-01-23 / by Jacob Atkins
Michal Ron was elected president of the Berne Union, the international association for the export...
Twinco Capital to launch “first sustainable-native SCF programme” following funding round
25-01-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Twinco Capital, a supplier finance solution provider, has raised US$12mn in an equity and debt...
UK Export Finance to allow debt deferment for natural disasters, climate shocks
09-11-22 / by Eleanor Wragg
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has become the first export credit agency in the world to...
Berne Union forms climate change action working group
22-03-22 / by Eleanor Wragg
The International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers (Berne Union) has convened a working group...
HSBC revamps Walmart sustainable SCF programme with science-based targets
15-12-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
HSBC and Walmart have introduced science-based emissions reduction targets into their sustainable supply chain finance...
SMEs ‘need US$50tn investment’ to meet net zero supply chain goals
03-11-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
As the world’s leaders gather in Glasgow to commit to 2030 emissions reductions targets, decarbonising...
Coal falls out of favour with ECAs but renewables support still lags
28-10-21 / by Jacob Atkins
Export credit agencies (ECAs) in the world’s biggest economies more than halved support for coal...
Bank financing for agribusiness giants drives deforestation: campaign group
27-10-21 / by Jacob Atkins
A campaign group says banks are helping fuel deforestation and environmental crimes by financing major...
Sweden’s EKN fans climate transition with new green guarantee
21-09-21 / by Jacob Atkins
Swedish export credit agency EKN has launched a green guarantee scheme as part of its...