Gprnt roundtable: The EUDR, and the role of financial institutions in shaping sustainable supply chains

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are increasingly central to business viability in the long term. Against this backdrop, the integration of ESG insightsinto operational and financing decisioning has emerged as a critical area of focus for businesses seeking to align their financial strategies with sustainability goals.

In these conversations, held across past iterations of the Point Zero Forum, the Singapore FinTech Festival and the Japan Fintech Festival (noted the supply chain roundtable paper for JFF has not been published yet so there’s no link here), data continuously emerges as a linchpin. Yet, unclear pathway of ESG data translating into quantifiable balance sheet outcomes, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) activation, lack of data availability, consistency and comparability remain as key challenges, alongside other hurdles including regulatory misalignment and greenwashing risk.

In this roundtable, regulators, financial leaders and businesses convene to find new pathways in collaborative action that can unlock the potential of technology in simplifying, consolidating and harmonising material sustainability data from operating entities, both small and large, to drive ESG goals and inform better decisions. Participants will identify existing barriers, and explore the platforms, policies and tools that will unlock inclusive and sustainable growth.