At the close of COP28, we ask what the latest UN climate conference means for the commodities industry. This iteration of the leading annual gathering of climate conferences was held in Dubai from 30 November – 12 December, bringing together a wide range of government and industry representatives. This year the conference’s remit was broader…
As we approach the end of 2023, we’re taking a look back at the year so far and asking what this will mean for commodities in 2024. We’re drawing on what we’ve seen and discussed at industry conferences throughout the year, discussions with our clients, and on various news stories to put together our run-down…
Commodity trading is not as simple as it used to be, and increasing environmental and sustainability demands are only adding to the operational and reporting burdens. In this interview, Richard Williamson, Gen10 CEO & Founder, sits down with Ben Hillary from Commodities People to discuss this increasing complexity and how we can respond to it.…
Metals and concentrates traders have a great deal of information to manage, made all the more complex by the assays that form a critical part of this information. Assays play an important role in pricing, so every premium and penalty needs to be accounted for in contracts. But assays are also highly changeable and can…
Successful cotton trading comes down to managing large amounts of data in many different documents and formats. Data enters your organisation through many channels, from contract negotiations, to take-up, gin, and HVI files. This data is then used to manage your real-world operations before being incorporated into a range of other documents to share it…
Cotton is a particularly complex commodity to trade due to the intricate logistics processes involved. These processes can introduce operational risk, delays, and cause major headaches for operators trying to establish reliable supply chains for their organisations and clients. There is a great deal of data to manage and communicate with supply chain partners, and…
At Gen10, we don’t often talk about “ags and softs” as we think it’s important to treat each commodity individually and respect the nuances between each product. Nuances that lead to very different trading processes and therefore different CTRM system requirements. However, today we are taking an overarching view of the ags and softs landscape.…
Commodity traceability is a large and complex subject, and one that is changing rapidly. It is often discussed in terms of verifying ESG initiatives, but it has a far wider scope than this. Traceability is essential for effective supply chain management, business continuity, and even capturing the full value of shipments in contract pricing. There…
Commodity traceability is often discussed in relation to sustainability, but it actually encompasses a far wider remit than that and is tied to a wide range of commodity risk management practices too. We have already explored how traceability practices can improve supply chain resilience, agility, and more. Today, we are taking a different look at…
The Gen10 team recently sponsored the industry-leading Energy Trading Week conference series where we caught up with contacts in the energy and commodities space and attended several panel sessions across the 8 conference streams. With so many insightful presentations taking place simultaneously, we couldn’t catch everything that was shared across the two days, but below…
