Commodities

Commodities: Back to Fundamentals

Commodities is an annual supplement to «L’Agefi», in collaboration with the Swiss Trading and Shipping Association (STSA). Th...

Education during Covid times: waltzing among constraints, creativity and agility

To teach is to learn twice, says a pleasant proverb that may sound like a paradox.

Working from home – from pleasure to frustration?

Working from home is the symbol of greater work flexibility for workers and a more trusting, less commanding and controlling ...

Commodity trade finance – Money laundering, fraud and financial crime risks in 2021 and beyond

The Swiss Government has identified corruption as the single highest financial crime risk exposed to Swiss commodity traders.

The impact of the counterproposal to the Responsible Business Initiative

The new blueprint for commodity finance

With his new legislation about Distributed Ledger Technology, Switzerland is in an excellent position to drive the new digita...

2021: Back to fundamentals

With change increasing both in speed and complexity, the commodity trading leaders of the 2020s will be the organisations abl...

Four portraits of specialists who could inspire other women to pursue a career in the world of commodities

Some commodity trading companies are appointing women to senior positions. They could inspire other women to consider a caree...

How coffee growing is coping with climate change

Due to global warming and rising temperatures, research models suggest that 50% of current arabica zones could become unsuita...

A new cycle

After a year of unsual shocks for the commodity industry, what’s to expect in 2021? A return to fundamentals as reported in t...

One on One with Muriel Schwab

Some commodity trading companies are appointing women to senior positions. They could become role models and inspire other wo...

One on One with Céline Coimbra

Some commodity trading companies are appointing women to senior positions. They could inspire other women to consider a caree...

One on One with Mariam Almaszade

Some commodity trading companies are appointing women to senior positions. They could inspire other women to consider a caree...

Carbon capture is critical to achieve the net zero goal, but it is very expensive

Head of sustainable development at Glencore, Anna Krutikov calls for a globally supportive policy environment that would help...

Ein Erfolg, der in der Schweiz beibehalten werden soll

Retour aux fondamentaux

Entretien avec Florence Schurch

Entretien avec Mariam Almaszade

L'industrie du négoce des matières premières et les principes directeurs des Nations Unies

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