In this episode, Nick and Cheryl shares insights on recent market developments and trends such as questions around the ambitiousness of some SLB targets, implications of SFDR on investor and company reporting as well as some interesting green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked transactions.
 


Hosts:
Nick Gandolfo, Director, Sustainable Finance Solutions
Cheryl Tay, Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance Solutions

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Monetary Authority of Singapore: MAS Launches World’s First Grant Scheme to Support Green and Sustainability-Linked Loans
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Regional Awards 2020 – Best Second-Party Opinion Provider
2021 Trends Podcast Episode: Apple | Google | Spotify
Sustainalytics: 10 for 2021: Investing in the Circular Economy
Nasdaq: The ESG Market Could Explode This Year 
Environmental Finance: Combing Sustainability-Linked and Green Bonds Would Be ‘More Impactful’
WWF – Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity Report
Sustainalytics: EU Sustainable Action Plan Resource Center
ING: Singapore Green Plan 2030 – Important Steps Toward a Sustainable Future
ICMA: Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles – Related Questions
The Australian: Altech targets US$144m raise from listed green bond
Hines: Hines and ING Agree First Green Loan Facility
Reading on transition
ICMA: Climate Transition Finance Handbook
CBI White Paper: Financing a Credible Transition
Sustainalytics: Transition Bond SPO (see under ‘Related Resources’)
Transition Pathways Initiative: https://transitionpathwayinitiative.org/
IEA: https://www.iea.org/topics/clean-energy-transitions
SBTi: https://sciencebasedtargets.org/


Sustainalytics: Sustainability-Linked Bonds SPO Backgrounder (see under ‘Latest Insights’)
JP Morgan: JPMorgan Chase Issues $1billon Inaugural Social Bonds
Asia Development Bank: ADB Issues First Gender Bond in Kazakhstan Tenge
Carlyle: Announces Largest ESG-Linked Credit Facility in the US at $4.1 Billion and First-Ever Exclusively Tied to Board Diversity
Business Green: Low Carbon Aluminium Producer Rusal Agrees $200m Sustainability-Linked Loan
Thai Union: Thai Union Launches Inaugural Sustainability-Linked Loan

Sustainalytics SPOs:
Alibaba Group Sustainable Finance Framework
SCSK Corporation Green Finance Second-Party Opinion
Trinity Industries Leasing Company Green Financing Framework Second-Party Opinion
H&M Sustainability-Linked Bonds Second-Party Opinion
Constellium Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework Second-Party Opinion



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