Invisible Impact: Accounting for Carbon in the Flow of Finance

While businesses increasingly scrutinise the environmental impact of their supply chains, the financial mechanisms that enable those same transactions often go unexamined. In this session, Robert Hayward (CEO & Chief Impact Officer, GoodFX) and Paul Dunca (COO, Furthr) challenge this oversight by revealing the carbon footprint of financial flows - specifically, the emissions generated by foreign exchange (FX) transactions.

Drawing on a pioneering carbon accounting methodology, they will show how every digital payment, API call, and financial message in a transaction chain contributes to climate impact, just like the physical movement of goods. Attendees will learn why it's time to consider finance not just as a facilitator of supply chains, but as a supply chain in its own right: one that must be decarbonised.

This presentation is essential for sustainability professionals, finance leaders, and ESG strategists looking to take a more holistic approach to net-zero goals and truly account for the full environmental cost of doing business.