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Sustainability

Sustainable lending aims to facilitate and support environmentally and socially sustainable economic activity and growth.

Visit our Sustainable Lending Library for all sustainable finance documentation published to date, developed by LSTA and leading financial institutions active in the global private credit and syndicated loan markets.

Please also reference our Integrated Disclosure Project (“IDP”) website, where you can access the IDP template. The IDP aims to promote greater harmonization and consistency of disclosure of key sustainability indicators in loan transactions.

Recent media

The LSTA’s Sustainability Linked Loan Drafting Reference Documents Podcast
Presented by Robert Lewis, Partner and Head of Chicago Global Finance Practice, Sidley and Tess Virmani, EVP and Associate General Counsel - Public Polic, Head of ESG, LSTA...
  • Policy & Advocacy, Sustainability

Recent publications/releases

Sustainable Lending Library
The sustainable finance library brings together the key market‑standard loan frameworks — Green, Social, and Sustainability‑Linked Loan Principles — along with their official guidance. It also includes the Transition Loans Guide (exposure draft), reflecting the latest developments in the field.
  • Policy & Advocacy, Sustainability
Transition Loans Guide
The LSTA is pleased to announce the publication of the Transition Loans Guide developed in collaboration with the Loan Market Association (LMA) and the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA). This new guidance reflects market consensus, as reached through the sustained engagement and discussion of a dedicated Task Force of financial institutions, law firms and...
  • Policy & Advocacy, Legal & Documentation, Primary market resources, Sustainability
Guidance on Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP)
The Sustainability‑Linked Loan Principles (SLLP), first published in 2019, provide a framework for this growing area of finance. A major revision in 2021 introduced clearer guidance, distinguishing between the selection of key performance indicators (KPIs) and the calibration of sustainability performance targets (SPTs).
  • Primary market resources, Sustainability, Policy & Advocacy, Legal & Documentation
Green Loan Principles
The green loan market supports environmentally sustainable economic activity. To promote the integrity and growth of this product, the Green Loan Principles (GLP) were developed by a working group of leading financial institutions active in the global syndicated loan markets.
  • Policy & Advocacy, Legal & Documentation, Primary market resources, Sustainability
Guidance on Green Loan Principles (GLP)
The Green Loan Principles (GLP), first published in 2018, provide a framework for this growing area of finance. To support their development and ensure integrity, the APLMA, LMA, and LSTA issued Guidance on the GLP, offering market practitioners clarity on application and promoting a harmonized approach.
  • Primary market resources, Sustainability, Policy & Advocacy, Legal & Documentation
Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP)
Sustainability-linked loans aim to facilitate and support environmentally and socially sustainable economic activity and growth.
  • Primary market resources, Sustainability, Policy & Advocacy, Legal & Documentation

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