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.
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.
This Guidance is intended to sit alongside other existing voluntary guidance relating to professional and ethical standards for external reviewers, as well as to the organisation, content and disclosure of their reports.
An Introduction to Green Loan Frameworks is an educational tool that explores the structure and purpose of a green loan framework, which is to evidence alignment with the four components of the GLP, as well as the overarching objectives and alignment of projects with taxonomies and eligibility criteria. This document is referenced in the Green...
This practice note provides an overview of sustainability-linked loans (SLL). Sustainability-themed debt instruments represent one response of the financial community to the need to channel capital towards facilitating a carbon transition. A Lexis Practice Advisor Practice Note by Amara Gossin, Barclays and Robert Lewis, Sidley Austin....
While the majority of sustainable finance activity has been on the equities side, the fixed income markets have also seen the development of green and sustainability linked products. On the loans side, the US loan market saw its first green loans and sustainability linked loans in 2018. Here are eight things you need to know...
Presented by Mark Betteridge, Global Head of Fixed Income and Currency Analytics at Bloomberg, Clare Dawson, Chief Executive at LMA, Charlotte Peyraud, VP at Sustainable Banking, CACIB and Tess Virmani, Associate General Counsel & SVP, Public Policy at LSTA...
Moderated by Tess Virmani of the LSTA. Presented by Marilyn Ceci of JPMorgan, Darío Fernández of BBVA, Stephen Liberatore of TIAA Investments and Valerie Smith of Citi at the 2018 LSTA Annual Conference in NY on October 24, 2018...
Presented by Gemma Lawrence-Pardew of LMA, Tess Virmani of the LSTA and Nicholas Pfaff of ICMA at the 2018 LSTA and LMA Joint Conference in New York on May 9, 2018...
