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  • Sustainability-linked loan market 'moving away' from ESG ratings

    20 February 2023

  • Credit-focused harmonised ESG reporting tool launched

    08 November 2022

    A harmonised environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the private credit market has been launched which is intended to give private creditors a "bigger voice" during the investment process by improving data availability.

  • ELFA, LMA update ESG leverage finance disclosure guide

    20 October 2022

    Two trade associations have updated their environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure guidance for the leveraged finance industry, including a new chapter on ESG litigation risk.

  • Don't let 'sleeping SLLs' lie

    12 October 2022

    The LSTA is finalising best practice guidelines to help tackle 'sleeping SLLs', writes Ahren Lester

  • LMA urges vigilance on 'a la carte' sustainability-linked loans

    08 July 2022

    The Loan Market Association (LMA) said that the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) label should be "earnt, not handed over," as the trade association warned against the development of 'sustainability à la carte'.

  • People moves 27 May: BlackRock, Just Climate, Candriam, Bridgepoint and more...

    27 May 2022

  • ELFA, LMA outline sustainability-linked leveraged loan 'best practice'

    10 December 2021

    'Best practice' guidance has been issued for completing the terms of sustainability-linked leveraged loans, including advice for transactions...

  • CME launches 'first' sustainable derivatives clearing service

    21 September 2021

    Financial derivatives exchange operator CME is launching what is believed to be the first sustainable derivatives clearing service...

  • External verification mandatory in updated Sustainability Linked Loan Principles

    01 June 2021

    External verification is now required under the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP) following an update, with the voluntary standards published by three industry associations also tightening guidance on sustainability performance targets.

  • Risk of getting sustainability-linked loan structures wrong is 'very real'

    29 April 2021

    The risk of getting the structure of sustainability-linked loans (SLL) wrong is "very real," warned two loan market industry associations, as they caution that "inappropriately" formulated loans should not "take root" in Europe.