Henkel is using its position as a key buyer to incentivise suppliers to pursue more sustainable practices. flow’s Clarissa Dann explores the critical role of the company’s supply chains in this transition and how sustainability-linked supply chain finance programmes are driving change

Global technology and services provider Robert Bosch GmbH is testing a new type of highly efficient fuel cell system that generates low-emission energy and is independent of the power grid. flow reports on how a usage-based financing solution helped drive this project forward

What’s next for a treasury team that already excels in automation and efficiency? For Roche, the answer is to explore the use of new technology, notably blockchain, to create a new way of working with its suppliers, and signpost fundamental changes to financial markets infrastructure, as Helen Sanders reports

With geopolitical, economic and energy challenges taking centre stage, and difficult discussions on who is financing climate adaptation and mitigation, what does this mean for ESG priorities? Helen Sanders, together with Deutsche Bank’s Lavinia Bauerochse, reflect on corporate ESG strategy in the context of the recent COP 27 event

Although COP27 at least kept the global climate change conversation going, agreement and common frameworks still seem some way off. flow shares insights from two Deutsche Bank reports setting out some practical next steps

Global trade depends on shipping, but the collective response to global warming also depends on the shipping industry’s ability to mitigate its environmental impact. flow’s Clarissa Dann shares the Hapag-Lloyd sustainability strategy from the corporate treasury perspective

Winter is coming and what will bridge the energy gap created by the recent shutdown of Russian gas supplies and challenging emissions reduction targets, asks Deutsche Bank Research. flow shares some key points of a new report on Europe’s energy crisis

In many developing economies, growth relies on cross-border trade aided by robust logistics infrastructure. flow’s Clarissa Dann looks at a remarkable collaboration between international banks and export credit agencies to help Ghana improve its rail network and remove freight and passengers from the roads