Treasury’s Role in ESG and Sustainable Finance
This is where sustainability becomes tangible for treasury. Not as a concept, but as actual decisions. Sustainable Financing One of the most visible roles of treasury in ESG is financing. This includes: Treasury structures and executes these instruments. This means: It also means accepting that financing is no longer just about price, but also about […]
Sustainability and Treasury
Sustainability has moved from a “nice to have” to a core business priority. ESG, environmental, social, and governance, is now part of corporate strategy, reporting, and investor expectations. Treasury didn’t ask for this shift. But it’s very much part of it. Because sustainability is not just about operations or reporting. It has direct financial implications: […]
The Future of Treasury Careers
Treasury is evolving. Slowly in some areas, rapidly in others. The core responsibilities remain the same, cash, risk, funding, control. But how those responsibilities are executed is changing. Technology, data, regulation, and business expectations are all reshaping the role. Which means treasury careers are changing with it. From Operational to Strategic The direction is clear. […]
Career Paths in Treasury
A career in treasury is not a straight line. It’s more like a network of paths that start operational and branch out into different directions depending on skills, interests, and opportunities. That’s part of the appeal. You’re not locked into one trajectory. You can specialise, broaden, or move into leadership. And yes, many people still […]
Key Skills for Treasury Professionals
Treasury is not a single-skill job. It sits at the intersection of finance, operations, technology, and strategy. Which means being good at just one thing is… not enough. A strong treasury professional combines technical knowledge with practical thinking and the ability to deal with people who don’t always see things the same way. Core Technical […]
Careers in Treasury
Ask most treasury professionals how they got into treasury, and you’ll hear a familiar answer: “by accident.” And then, a few years later, they’re still there. Treasury is one of those functions that sits quietly in the background, but once you’re in it, you realise it touches everything. Cash, risk, banking, systems, strategy. It’s broad, […]
Resilience and Financial Stability
Resilience in treasury is about one simple question: can the company withstand stress without breaking? Not just survive a bad month, but handle shocks, volatility, and unexpected events without losing control of its financial position. It’s not glamorous. It doesn’t show up in quarterly highlights. But when things go wrong, it becomes the only thing […]
Treasury’s Contribution to Profitability
Treasury does not generate revenue directly. That’s the easy conclusion. The more accurate one is that treasury influences how much of that revenue actually turns into profit. Through funding, risk management, cash efficiency, and cost control, treasury shapes the financial outcome of business activities. Not visibly, not loudly, but consistently. How Treasury Impacts Profitability Treasury […]
Cost Reduction and Savings in Treasury
Treasury rarely shows up as a revenue generator. But it has a very direct impact on costs. Funding costs, bank fees, FX margins, operational inefficiencies. These add up quickly. And unlike revenue, cost savings often go unnoticed unless someone actively points them out. Which treasury occasionally has to do, just to remind people it exists. […]
Improving Operational Efficiency
Treasury may not generate revenue, but it can significantly reduce the cost, time, and risk of running financial operations. Operational efficiency in treasury is about doing the same work: It’s not about cutting corners. It’s about removing unnecessary complexity. What Operational Efficiency Means in Treasury Efficiency is achieved when: In an efficient setup: In an […]