Sustainable Lending

Private finance has a critical role to play in catalysing the transition to a sustainable global economy.  At the LMA, we are dedicated to promoting growth and innovation in sustainable lending practices, and supporting the syndicated loan market as new sustainable finance regulation emerges. Our ongoing initiatives include:

  • documentation projects, including the release of model provisions for sustainability-linked loans, together with work on the preparation of an accompanying term sheet and a template mandate letter for sustainability coordinators;
  • supporting the development of market practice, including the publication of updated versions of the Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles and accompanying guidance documents;
  • responding to regulatory proposals in relation to sustainable finance; and
  • attending and hosting various sustainable finance events.

Latest News

Briefings

Transition Finance: Briefing Update

In this briefing, Baker McKenzie looks at the progress of transition finance and considers the European Commission's recent recommendations to both businesses and the financial sector to support its adoption. 

Reorg H1 2023 European Sustainability-Linked Loans Wrap

In this briefing, Reorg provide a reflection on the H1 2023 European leveraged sustainability-linked loan market, highlighting changes in issuance levels and identifying a number of trends in their documentation.

Transition Finance: New Opportunities and Challenges for Financial Institutions

In this briefing, Baker McKenzie consider the growing emergence of Transition Finance products, highlighting how these alternative products can aid the transition of hard-to-abate sectors, the risks and opportunities surrounding these product, as well as the imperative that borrowers ensure they have a credible, net zero aligned, transition plan.

Video Content

ESG Monthly Update - Green Newsletter

March 2024, update hosted by Sophie Turner

Sustainable Finance Webinars

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Seminar on the LMA’s sustainability-linked loan rider

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The Politics of ESG: Will action meet expectation?

With David Chmiel – Global Torchlight

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An introduction to nature-related risk

With Hannah Vanstone – LMA & Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE – Green Finance Institute

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ESG trends in leveraged loans

With Gemma Lawrence-Pardew – LMA, Emma Norman – Invesco, Pathik Gandhi – Linklaters and Jacob Mi...

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Innovation in Acquisition Financing: Europe's first ESG unitranche

With Gemma Lawrence-Pardew – LMA & Alice Foucault – BaringsWith

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Sustainability in the new world

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Sustaining sustainability: have the foundations been laid for a green recovery?

From the LMA Syndicated Loans virtual conference (22-23 September 2020).

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Spotlight on transition finance: bridging the gap between green and brown

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Spotlight on Data - the missing piece?

This webinar lasts approx 20 minutes and is an interview with Todd Arthur Bridges, Partner and Global Head ...

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