Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Etihad Airways recently raised US$1.2bn in the first sustainability-linked loan in global aviation with terms that relate to all three areas of ESG.

Diversified Energy Company recently converted its existing traditional $300m reserve base lending facility into a sustainability-linked reserve-based revolver – one of the first of its kind. The conversion incorporated some demanding environmental and social KPIs....

The pressure to comply with ESG initiatives is being felt by corporates like never before, with ESG-compliance a common concern among treasury departments.

TMI invites t...

AI is now part of everyday life. As a result, we have a technology – and one that is being continually improved – that helps us to perform tasks more efficiently. But we also want from AI is a system that will not interfere with or undermine human...

ESG-linked sukuk, or Islamic bonds, are emerging as significant funding tools in Muslim-majority countries, with growing support from supranationals, sovereigns and government-related entities. In 2022, the volume of outstanding ESG sukuk expanded by 11.2%...

Despite many other burning issues, ESG is a major concern for treasurers – and it appears to be moving higher up their agenda every year. But sustainable finance solutions do not always align with fundamental treasury principles. Treasurers’ first, second and...

With the ongoing urgency of the climate crisis and increasing focus on greenwashing, it’s critical that businesses understand the full breadth of their emissions and how they can effectively eliminate and reduce them. Scope 3 emissions (also commonly referred to...

Isabel Santos, Ariel Emirian and Pierre-Antoine Barreault (Societe Generale) discuss critical developments in the trade space.

Is carbon offsetting an effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or is it simply a form of greenwashing? Divisive though it may be, carbon offsetting is an essential part of the sustainability toolkit – and here’s why. Voluntary carbon credits have come...

Catherine Berman (CNote) outlines how investing via the CNote platform does not typically require any investment policy changes.

Adrian Whelan (Brown Brothers Harriman) considers how treasurers should respond when seeking to leverage their organisation’s ESG policies.