Emissions and Climate Risk in Commodity Trading

Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions will change the situation for commodity traders in several ways. Consumers increasingly demand transparency and traceability of the origin and the carbon footprint of goods. Many players in the commodity industry have already taken action to measure and reduce their emissions. Some of the biggest energy and commodity trading companies, such as Shell, ADM, Trafigura and Cargill have pledged to disclose the emissions reduction of their shipping activities. The companies have subscribed to the Sea Cargo Charter , which provides a baseline to evaluate if