The European Green Deal1 is a suite of new EU laws designed to support a just transition, first to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 and with the ultimate aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 whilst at the same time...more
The efficiency of the debt capital markets runs on a high degree of homogeneity and standardisation, which enables market participants to make time-sensitive and informed decisions based on a high degree of comparability...more
The Loan Market Association ("LMA"), Loan Syndication and Trading Association ("LSTA") and Asia Pacific Loan Market Association ("APLMA") have published new guidance on the key aspects of the Green Loan Principles ("GLP") and...more
The Loan Market Association ("LMA"), Loan Syndication and Trading Association ("LSTA") and Asia Pacific Loan Market Association ("APLMA") have published new guidance on the key aspects of the Green Loan Principles ("GLP") and...more
5/28/2020
/ Asia ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
Green Loans ,
Loan Market Association ,
Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA) ,
New Guidance ,
Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK ,
United States
To meet the ambitious targets set by the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the finance markets must be utilised to a much greater degree to enable sustainable projects and allow access to wider sources of capital....more
5/5/2020
/ Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Loans ,
Green Securities ,
Public Consultations ,
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy ,
Transparency ,
United Nations
The EU sustainable finance market has developed organically, guided by voluntary but universally accepted principles. According to recent research, climate change could cost up to 19 per cent. of Global GDP by the end of...more
6/5/2019
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Benchmarks ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Credit Ratings ,
Economic Action Plan ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Green Bonds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID II ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Structured Finance ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy ,
UCITS ,
United Nations