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'Momentum returning' to SLL market but targets and transition plans must improve, webinar hears

Momentum is returning to the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market but further work is needed to ensure the credibility of Sustainability Performance Targets (SPTs), an Environmental Finance webinar heard.

'End of ESG' will allow industry to recalibrate, says DNB

The backlash to ESG investing has allowed the industry to have a "healthy recalibration" of what sustainability in financial markets means, according to Norwegian bank DNB.

Cut back data points to keep CSRD manageable

'Ruthless' materiality assessments are needed to help reduce the 'overwhelming' reporting burden, writes Michael Hurley

Odfjell: No 'lookback' period is 'important' for transition loans

'Transition loan' pioneer Odfjell said the focus on having little to no lookback period for eligible investments was "important" for transition finance instruments, but it does require companies to make a "clear commitment" around future investments.

DNB 'hopes others will follow' its transition loan framework

The Norwegian bank's framework is an "important step" to make it easier for its clients to understand its expectations around 'transition loans', Nina Ahlstrand and Morten Knutzen tell Ahren Lester

Sustainable bond 'maturity wall' to reshape market

With $1 trillion of sustainable bonds approaching maturity, will their issuers return to the market, asks Ahren Lester

Transparency needed to bring more credibility to sustainable loans market

The sustainability-linked loan market is evolving, as it battles to overcome its credibility issues, the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.

DNB Bank leads €1bn financings for Oslo offshore wind installation firm

Bond round-up: Mamoura, France, Uruguay ... and more

Sustainability-linked finance guidelines for shipping firms published

Guidelines for shipping firms and lenders on issuing sustainability-linked loans and bonds have been published by a working group of Nordic firms in order to introduce a higher level of industry standardisation and avoid 'greenwashing'.