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Looking at SCF Governance through Corporate disclosure

In March 2021, Greensill filed for Chapter 11 in the US, formally ending its tenure as a key funder of SCF programmes. The March clash came as a shock for many, raising questions about transparency and governance in the SCF industry.

As SCF Community, we have worked hard since then to provide the clearest possible view of the current level of transparency in the SCF market. To do so, we have analysed disclosures in annual reports from large buyers around the world, analysing information provided and matching them with public information about their programmes.

What comes out is a picture of a growing market, with more and more buyers active in promoting SCF towards their suppliers. A market in which pressure from regulators and stakeholders increase the overall level of transparency. However, it is also a market in which transparency is far from being the standard, and in which 'proper' disclosure of SCF programmes is far from being the norm.

We are now ready to publish our results. As a first step, will discuss them at an event, privately organised for our community. Invited partners of the SCF Community will join this provider-only event on March 24th, 16.00 to 17.00 CET, to privately discuss our results, pitch their viewpoint and discuss the future of transparency in the SCF industry.

Did you receive an invitation to join (with a code)? Then please register. Would you like to attend but have not received an invitation? Email us at info@scfcommunity.org

Please Note: This is an INVITE-ONLY Event.

Speakers

Dr. Luca Gelsomino
TOPIC: Transparency and Disclosure

Dr. Luca Gelsomino is the Academic Director of the Supply Chain Finance Community and an Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen. He has been a senior researcher at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences since 2016.

Dr. Gelsomino’s research focuses on supply chain finance, especially in studying the interface between finance, logistics and supply chain management, the involvement of Logistics Service Providers in supply chain finance and the role of technology in innovating the supply chain finance market.

Dr. Viktor Elliot
TOPIC: Transparency and Disclosure

Viktor Elliot is a senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg. He has a special focus on Bank Management, Regulation, Financial Institutions and Markets, Supply Chain Finance, Management Accounting and Performance Management.

Elliot is currently involved in three research projects: “Indebtedness and overindebtedness among the young generation”, “Regulatory Arbitrage in Banks” and “Supply Chain Finance visibility”.