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  • 'Transition loans are unlikely to cause confusion'

    14 November 2025

    There is "not that much overlap" between transition loans and established sustainable loan labels to cause confusion when they are understood properly, according to the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA).

  • APLMA: Asian banks shifting resources for 'vast' transition loan opportunity

    12 November 2025

    Asia-Pacific banks are hiring and restructuring to focus on the opportunities that the Transition Loan Principles (TLP) open up for the market, according to the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA).

  • Sustainable loan market sets-out to tackle 'SME challenge'

    03 November 2025

    Influential loan market trade associations have begun work to identify the challenges faced by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in accessing sustainable loans, including sustainability-linked loans (SLLs).

  • Transition Loan Principles: 'Not perfect, but robust and practical'

    20 October 2025

    A loan market guide hopes to bridge a 'definitional gap for transition finance, with a practical engagement framework. Gemma Lawrence-Pardew talks to Ahren Lester

  • 'Giant decision tree' in development to help pick right sustainable loan label

    16 October 2025

    Work is underway to develop a "giant decision tree" to help banks and borrowers select the most appropriate sustainable loan label for their financing, according to the Loan Market Association (LMA).

  • Transition loan guidance gives green light to 'ready-to-use' Principles draft

    16 October 2025

    A group of influential loan market associations has published a detailed guide on transition loans, including a much-anticipated Transition Loan Principles (TLP) draft.

  • 'Transition is not a thematic of green - it is its own label'

    25 July 2025

    A growing consensus on defining the transition is driving the Transition Loan Principles closer to launch, Gemma Lawrence-Pardew tells Ahren Lester

  • 'Pure-play taskforce' launched for green, social loan market

    04 July 2025

    Influential loan market trade associations have convened a 'pure-play taskforce' to develop guidance on how 'green'- and 'social'-focused companies can access the existing labelled sustainable loan market.

  • Trade associations launch 'refreshed' sustainable loan principles

    26 March 2025

    Influential loan market associations have published an updated set of the widely used sustainable loan principles, with the most substantial changes made to the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP).

  • 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024

    13 September 2024

    The expert taskforce brought together by influential trade associations to look into developing ground-breaking Transition Loan Principles (TLP) is unlikely to publish any guidance before next year.