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Final 'Transition Loan' guidance expected by November
06 June 2025An expert taskforce brought together by influential trade associations is planning to publish final 'Transition Loan' guidance by early November at the latest.
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Slower approach to transition loan guidelines could prevent greenwashing, conference hears
07 April 2025The Loan Market Association said it is working with members, regulators and other market participants to put transition loan guidance in place although it may take some time, amid growing calls for clear and credible definitions for 'transition' activities, an Environmental Finance conference heard.
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A principles-based approach would help grow transition loan market, conference hears
04 April 2025A principles-based approach to defining 'transition' activities could help to grow the transition loan market, attendees at an Environmental Finance conference heard, due to the difficulties of establishing a taxonomy across different jurisdictions.
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Trade associations launch 'refreshed' sustainable loan principles
26 March 2025Influential 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).
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Greenwashing 'bogeyman' having tangible impact on sustainable loan flows
14 March 2025Fear of 'greenwashing' risk is "clearly presenting a barrier" to the growth of labelled sustainable loans, with uncertainty linked to anti-greenwashing regulation also potentially contributing to the problem.
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CaixaBank to launch innovative 'sustainable supply chain finance' product
13 November 2024Spanish lender CaixaBank is preparing to launch an innovative 'sustainable supply chain finance' (SSCF) product in the "near future" which is focused on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of the suppliers not the buyers.
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'Vital' LMA green loan drafting guidance to support market credibility
11 November 2024The Loan Market Association (LMA) has published drafting guidance for green loan transactions to encourage greater consistency and support a "more active and robust" market in the future.
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'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
13 September 2024The 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.
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SLLP consider formalising 'sleeping SLL' guardrails
23 July 2024The Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (SLLP) are preparing to formalise treatment of so-called 'sleeping SLLs' in its upcoming revision, including formalising "guardrails" to ensure these contested but "useful tools" are credible.
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Ground-breaking 'Transition Loan Principles' expected by November
03 July 2024With formal principles on the horizon, the 'transition loan' market could be on the cusp of a new era - a dramatic step-change that could extend into the bond market. Ahren Lester reports