LSTA and LMA have updated their ESG Diligence Questionnaire for investment managers, enhancing alignment with global standards. This revision streamlines ESG reporting, benefiting managers and the credit investor community. The Questionnaire offers specific guidance for broadly syndicated lending, addressing challenges in borrower communication. The blackline against the June 4, 2021 document is also attached below....
This questionnaire has been designed to solicit reliable ESG information about the manager’s relevant strategy. This questionnaire is to be completed by a manager with respect to its relevant strategy at the pre-investment stage or as otherwise requested by an investor....
Companies and their investors are increasingly focused on how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors impact their businesses. For many investors, being aware of the ESG risks a company faces and the way in which these risks are being addressed—is critical to understanding a company’s broader risk profile. Moreover, end investors are regularly requiring asset...
This podcast done by Tess Virmani, Associate General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Public Policy of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) discusses the LSTA’s ESG Diligence Questionnaire....
The Loan Syndications and Trading Association (the “LSTA”), the advocacy and education association for the $1.2 trillion institutional leveraged loan market in the United States, today released its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Questionnaire to facilitate enhanced information-sharing on the part of corporate borrowers seeking capital in the marketplace. This represents the first time...
