The panelists will discuss sustainability linked loans (SLLs) and the growing importance that SLLs play in advancing ESG considerations in the loan market. The webinar will also delve into the topic of ESG-washing and its impact on SLLs and sustainable finance. Presented by Vadim Avdeychik, Partner, Clifford Chance - NY, Sam Mason, Executive Director, North...
A team of market-leading practitioners will discuss key considerations relating Sustainability Link Loans. Presented by Christian Fundo, Director, Legal Counsel at SVB Securities, Betty Huber, Global Co-Chair, ESG Practice at Latham & Watkins and Tess Virmani, Deputy General Counsel & EVP - Public Policy, Head of ESG at the LSTA.
A team of market-leading practitioners discussed key considerations relating to Sustainability Link Loans. Presented by Christian Fundo, Director, Legal Counsel at SVB Securities, Betty Huber, Global Co-Chair, ESG Practice at Latham & Watkins, and Tess Virmani, Deputy General Counsel & EVP - Public Policy, Head of ESG at the LSTA....
Host Amy West, MD and Global Head of Sustainable Finance & Corporate Transitions at TD Securities along with Glenn Gibson, Vice Chair and Regional Head, TDS USA and Global Head, Credit Origination at TD Securities and Tess Virmani, Associate General Counsel and EVP, Public Policy at the LSTA, address the evolution of sustainability-linked loans (SLL)...
The last eighteen months have seen ESG take hold in the loan market and, despite the COVID-19 crisis, ESG continues to be of increasing importance. This year there have been a number of exciting developments, from an industry response to calls for ESG information to further evolution in sustainable finance. Given the LSTA’s role in...
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....
This podcast done by Tess Virmani, Associate General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Public Policy of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) focuses on sustainability-linked loans....
ESG and sustainability are two buzzwords that crop up more and more in the financial markets – the loan market included. According to Refinitiv LPC, $167 billion in green loans and sustainability linked loans came to the global loan market in 2019. Of that activity, more than $135 billion in volume represents sustainability linked loans....
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....
