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  • Brazil: Investors must seize NBS and climate-smart tech opportunities now

    The seeds of a new climate investment revolution are being planted in Brazil, say Niamh McCarthy and Kyle Saukas of Climate Advisors

  • Financing the 'missing middle' for climate tech

    Scaling the capacity of climate technologies at a speed never seen before will be critical to the transition, says Barclays' Daniel Hanna

  • Understand the Transition Spectrum with the Shades of Green

    S&P Global Ratings provides independent, transparent opinions on a company's financing or framework, grounded in its award-winning Shades of Green approach, which assess the extent of contribution to a sustainable future.

  • A second opinion on the SLL market

    Second party opinions could help address reputational risks around sustainability-linked loans, says Miguel Cunha of Fitch Ratings with Richard Jefferies of Sustainable Fitch, who introduces their ESG Score product for private market borrowers.

  • The loan market matures as companies target net zero

    Growth in sustainable loans has accelerated dramatically in recent years. BNP Paribas' sustainable finance specialists and the Loan Market Association discuss the main trends shaping the market globally.

  • Emerging trends in the Americas sustainable loan market

    Geneviève Piché and David Szmigielski of Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking outline how sustainable loan structures have evolved in the region and look to further innovation ahead

  • Innovation in practice in the sustainable loan market

    The evolution of the sustainable finance market is generating opportunities for borrowers across the full range of sectors, sizes and sustainability objectives. NatWest's Gustavo Brianza and Nick Bulloch dig into the details of sustainable loan and private placement structuring

  • Adaptation, biodiversity and the SLL market

    Climate mitigation has dominated the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market - but rising climate impacts and concerns about nature loss are pushing adaptation and biodiversity finance up the agenda, says BBVA's Hedi Ben Salem

  • A deep dive on structuring SLLs

    SMBC Group's Natalya Tueva outlines best practice for KPI selection, identifying materiality and target ambition, and the value of third-party verification for sustainability-linked loans

  • The role of databases in the sustainable loan market

    Environmental Finance (EF) Data has been covering the sustainable loans market since its inception. Ben Smith outlines how the database has evolved in line with data challenges and market growth opportunities

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