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Sustainability-linked loan model 'may have been ahead of its time'
18 April 2024The model for sustainability-linked loans "might have been ahead of its time" in the leeway it gives borrowers to choose which sustainability-related indicators they will be judged against, an Environmental Finance conference heard.
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Transparency needed to bring more credibility to sustainable loans market
17 April 2024The sustainability-linked loan market is evolving, as it battles to overcome its credibility issues, the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.
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LMA exploring 'transition loan' label as sustainability-linked debt flounders
28 March 2024The Loan Market Association (LMA) is exploring the creation of a label for loans that finance climate transition-themed projects or activities, as it considers how to drive more investment in 'hard-to-abate' sectors.
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Green loans expected to take 'larger slice of pie' in 2024
06 December 2023Sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) are expected to be the main driver of sustainable loans growth in 2024 despite green loans taking a "larger slice" of the market, the Loan Market Association (LMA) has revealed.
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External reviews are the 'main sticking point' for sustainable loan deals
30 October 2023Updated guidance on external reviews is being readied, the Loan Market Association's Gemma Lawrence-Pardew tells Ahren Lester
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Navigating sustainable finance standards: speaker Q&A
10 May 2023In response to a recent Environmental Finance webinar on sustainable finance standards, we have hand-picked a selection of the audience questions for the panel to answer.
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LMA publishes 'vital' sustainability-linked loan drafting model
04 May 2023The Loan Market Association (LMA) has released a model legal text to support the drafting of sustainability-linked loans, which it described as a "vital" tool for the fast-growing market.
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'Greenwashing claims unlikely' in absence of clear definitions
28 April 2023A 'maelstrom' of regulatory requirements on both sides of the Atlantic has not brought a clear definition of sustainability - which may spare investors from litigation, a webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports
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Sustainability Linked Loan Principles update 'de-emphasises' financial incentives
04 April 2023Updates to the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP) intentionally weakened language around financial "incentives" as it was believed to place the "wrong emphasis" on the point of the instrument, according to the Loan Market Association (LMA).
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Green, Social and Sustainability-linked Loan Principles updated
24 February 2023Three trade associations have published the latest updates to their sustainable loan principles, including tightened guidance around annual target setting and reporting for sustainability-linked loans.