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Sustainable Lending

Sustainability is increasingly at the forefront of strategic planning. We are dedicated to promoting growth and innovation in the sustainable and green lending markets, and invite you to join with us in this global project. Our current initiatives include:

standardisation of various documentation and clauses to support ESG market;
developing standard set of material disclosure topics in conjunction with ELFA and the UN PRI;
supporting Green Finance Institute in identifying the role of finance in the retrofitting and development of low-carbon UK homes;
assisting the drafting of ISO's standards on green debt instruments; and
participating in various ICMA working groups.

Latest News

New Glossary of Terms

Our new green and sustainable lending glossary will aid transparency of terms in this rapidly evolving area of the market. It covers, in alphabetical order, everything from carbon neutral to The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)!

Spotlight on Guidance to the GLP and SLLP

We have released a spotlight interview with the APLMA and LSTA on the new guidances notes on the Green Loan Principles and Sustainability Linked Loan Principles that were released alongside the updated principles. The Guidance aim to provide market practitioners with clarity on the application of the Principles and promote a harmonised approach.

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

There has been an increasing amount of discussion over the term "transition". This spotlight will look at what the term means in relation to ESG financing, why it is important and what are the risks should transition not be supported. In this spotlight, Hannah Vanstone, Legal Associate - LMA, interviews Lili Hocke, Product Manager, Sustainable Finance Solutions - Sustainalytics.

Legal/Regulatory News

28 July 2020European Commission publishes roadmap on delegated regulation on taxonomy-related disclosures by undertakings reporting non-financial information

24 July 2020Treasury Committee relaunches inquiry into the decarbonisation of the UK economy and green finance

17 July 2020European Commission adopts delegated regulations supplementing the Benchmark Regulation on sustainable finance issues

14 July 2020UK Government publishes draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020

01 July 2020The Chancery Lane Project publishes second edition of Climate Contract Playbook and Glossary of key climate terms

01 July 2020UK PRA publishes Dear CEO letter clarifying expectations on firms' management of climate-related financial risks

29 June 2020CFRF publishes guide to climate-related financial risk management

26 June 2020Swiss Federal Council adopts report and guidelines on sustainable finance

18 June 2020Sustainable finance: EU Parliament adopts Taxonomy Regulation

10 June 2020Proposal for centralised register for ESG data in the EU

Resources

Guidance on Sustainability Linked Loan Principles

This Guidance note should be read alongside the SLLP with the purpose of providing clarification on the practical application of the SLLP.

Guidance on Green Loan Principles

This Guidance note should be read alongside the GLP with the purpose of providing clarification on the practical application of the GLP.

Green Loan Principles (GLP)

The GLP have been developed by an experienced working party with a view to promoting the development and integrity of the green loan product.

Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP)

Sustainability linked loans aim to facilitate and support environmentally and socially sustainable economic activity and growth.

Video Content

The EU Taxonomy – what is it and what might it mean for the loan market?

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Spotlight on Guidance to the GLP and SLLP

Rosamund Barker, APLMA; Tess Virmani, LSTA; and Gemma Lawrence-Pardew, LMA

Spotlight on Data - the missing piece?

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

Sustainability linked loans: an overview

Vanessa Harvard-Williams, Partner and Andrew Stanfield, Senior PSL - Linklaters

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