Alerts Archive
- 19 October 2026Sustainability, Risk and Value in Mainstream Lending
The LMA published Sustainability, Risk and Value in Mainstream Lending, an article examining how sustainability-related factors can influence lending decisions, asset values, resilience and access to finance.
- 20 September 2026Scaling sustainable finance for SMEs: Practice notice for application of SLLP and insights from the loan markets
The LMA has today published the Practice Note on the Application of the Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles to SMEs.
- 18 August 2026LMA Publishes Updated Draft Provisions for Sustainability-Linked Loans, Term Sheet, and New Accompanying Educational Note
The LMA has today published updated Draft Provisions for Sustainability-Linked Loans (the Provisions) together with an accompanying term sheet.
- 20 July 2026Publication of Practice Note for the Assessment of Pure Play Companies
We are pleased to announce the publication of the Practice Note for the Assessment of Pure Play Companies, developed jointly by the LMA, APLMA and LSTA.
- 19 February 2026LMA Response and Recommendations on the European Commission's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Proposals
The Loan Market Association (LMA) is pleased to announce the publication of its official response to the European Commission’s recent proposals (Proposals) to amend the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR 2.0).
- 16 October 2025LMA, in collaboration with LSTA and APLMA, launch the Transition Loans Guide
The Loan Market Association (LMA) is pleased to announce the publication of the Transition Loans Guide on the 16th October 2025.
- 24 April 2024LMA publishes sustainability coordinator letter
We are delighted to announce the publication of the LMA’s Sustainability Coordinator Letter (the SC Letter).
The SC Letter is intended to provide a starting point for negotiation where a sustainability coordinator is to be appointed on a sustainable lending transaction.
The SC Letter is aligned with the Draft Provisions for Sustainability-Linked Loans published on 4 May 2023.
Given that the sustainability coordinator role is continuing to develop, the SC Letter will be kept under review and updated periodically as required.
We would like to thank our dedicated working group and all members of our ESG Committee for their hard work on this project. - 25 January 2024LMA publishes second edition of external review guidance
We are delighted to announce the publication of the second edition of the ‘External Review Guidance for Green, Social and Sustainability-linked Loans’, produced in collaboration with the APLMA and LSTA.
- 19 December 2023LMA publishes 'An Introduction to Green Loan Frameworks'
We are delighted to announce the publication of 'An Introduction to Green Loan Frameworks' (the Guide), an educational piece offering direction on green loan frameworks, as referenced in the February update of the Green Loan Principles (GLP).