Environmental Markets Week Online is the new digital conference from Commodities People, taking place online from 16-17 May 2023. The free online conference comes quickly on the heels of Commodity Trading Week London and builds on the theme of innovation in voluntary carbon markets that was also a feature at the in-person event. The digital…
The acronym “ESG” is used frequently across the business world these days, often referring to an organisation’s efforts to improve its environmental footprint or conditions for workers in its supply chain. These E and S aspects of ESG are often associated with the supply chain rather than the organisation itself. For example, metals supply chains…
As the world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change, more and more attention is being directed towards carbon markets. And it’s not just environmentalists and policymakers who are paying attention – commodity traders are also taking note. In recent years, there has been a growing interest among commodity traders, who are looking…
The inaugural Commodity Trading Awards recognise the leaders in several key areas for commodity trading. Gen10 are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for two of these awards. We have been shortlisted for the most innovative CTRM provider of the year award based on our ground-breaking platform NetZero OS. NetZero OS opens up…
This article is part of a series exploring CTRM and Commodity Management in cotton trading. The term “Ags & Softs” is a useful shorthand to describe a wide range of different commodities with remarkably different supply chains and physical properties. If we are not careful however, use of the term risks reducing this varied and…
This article is part of a series exploring CTRM and Commodity Management in cotton trading. If you work in the cotton industry, you probably know just how challenging it can be to manage its financial and operational risks. From market fluctuations to counterparty and credit risk, there are countless risk factors that can impact…
Brighann Cotton provide a range of cotton services across ginning, warehousing, shipping and marketing. From a successful background in Australian farming, the company expanded its reach and added offices in the USA and China to better serve its client base and is now a global merchant of high-quality cotton. We sat down with Ben Carrigan…
At Gen10, we have been monitoring the growth of sustainability reporting requirements for many years already. Mandatory sustainability reporting is still not the global standard, particularly for SMEs and smaller corporates. But as we have explored before, many jurisdictions are putting new reporting requirements in place, and several are also expanding their existing requirements. Focusing…
One of the main advantages of a multi-commodity CTRM or commodity management system is that innovations made for one commodity can mean system improvements and better ways of working for all other clients too. That’s why we are proud to share that our CommOS Commodity Manager supports over 100 commodities in one platform. To demonstrate…
We’re only 7 weeks into 2023, but based on the updates released by the Gen10 development team this year already, you would have thought it was much longer. The team have been working hard to ship new features and deliver implementations across many different commodities, from petrochemicals to cocoa. As a sample of the projects…
