Green Value Chain

After 3 delays, Jingwei and I finally made our trip to Cambodia and Laos this June to understand the supply chain of rubber, cassava, durian and other agricultural commodities and what are their relations to deforestation. For 2 weeks, we navigated the road circling Tonle Sap’s plain, then wandered the French-colonial town of Vientiane. Backed […]

As the world’s top importer of agricultural commodities, China’s financial sector holds unique power to combat deforestation in global supply chains. Green finance offers a market-driven solution to address environmental risks in key commodities like palm oil, soy, and beef – major drivers of tropical forest loss. In March, GEI released a new study report