Article

September 2023 6 Min Read

Should Sustainability-driven Payment Innovations be Part of Treasury’s ESG Toolkit?

Experts from Standard Chartered examine the latest developments in sustainability and the challenges facing treasurers in successfully adopting them.

Article

July 2023 10 Min Read

Treasurers Ease Off ESG Pedal as Headwinds Take Their Toll

Tough times coupled with concerns over ESG is causing treasurers to think twice before committing to debt financing in support of low-carbon projects.

Blog

July 2023 3 Min Read

ISSB’s Standards are a Major Boost for Market Transparency on Sustainability

The recent launch of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB’s) two standards for sustainability-related financial reporting – covering general requirements (IFRS S1) and climate-related disclosures (IFRS S2), respectively – is a major...

Blog

July 2023 8 Min Read

Will Financed Emissions Proposals Stop Your Access to Funding?

If you’ve not yet heard about financed emissions, get ready to do your homework. They are about to become a key part of banks’ lending decisions and could potentially put pressure on corporate access to capital. Michelle Horsfield, Executive Director, SMBC Group,...

Article

June 2023 12 Min Read

Treasurers Face Multiple ESG Challenges En Route to Net Zero

Three experts discuss the challenges facing corporates around Scope 3 emissions, and highlight the rethinking that may be necessary to address them.

Article

May 2023 4 Min Read

Growing Focus on Transition Finance in China as ESG Momentum Builds

Several recent initiatives to spur growth in green financing in China suggest progress is being made.

Article

May 2023 3 Min Read

ASEAN Sustainability-Linked Bond Standards to Boost Corporate Issuances

This article examines the drivers behind the new green finance standards in ASEAN and outlines what treasurers need to know going forward.

Article

April 2023 14 Min Read

Clean, Lean and Green

Paths towards sustainable best practice within the trade finance space at a time when the ESG sphere is rapidly maturing.

Article

February 2023 11 Min Read

All Change: Keeping Pace with Treasury in the Americas

From technology to ESG, the corporate treasury landscape in the Americas has a dynamism that requires all stakeholders to pay attention.

Article

February 2023 4 Min Read

Boosting ESG in the Supply Chain: The Role of Green and Sustainable Trade Instruments

As ESG becomes a major factor in SCF, it is important to be aware of the growing range of tools available to treasurers to help support sustainability.

Podcast

December 2022 13:26

Audio TMI – How Etihad Covered all Three ESG Elements in One Sustainability-Linked Financing

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.

Blog

December 2022 8 Min Read

Gas, Oil and Revolvers: an ESG Success Story

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....