The international market for sustainable Islamic finance continues to grow and develop. To help establish globally consistent standards, ICMA, IsDB and LSEG recently published practical guidance for issuers and other key...more
As we reach the midway point of 2023, the Hogan Lovells Sustainable Finance and Investment practice thought it would be useful to provide a review of recent key ESG developments from March-June 2023 to assist with navigating...more
Challenges create opportunities and the environmental and social challenges we currently face are no exception. In this paper we consider the opportunities provided by sustainable finance, and more specifically impact...more
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are becoming increasingly relevant across a range of financial investments. This has been driven in part by changes in the legal and regulatory landscape, including increased...more
On December 9, 2020, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released its Climate Transition Finance Handbook (Handbook) and related Q&As to guide issuers in connection with the issuance of...more
In the wake of the unprecedented success of sustainability-linked loans, the concept of linking a debt instrument to sustainability performance and its utility was quickly adopted by the bond market with the creation of...more
La finance durable connaît une popularité considérable depuis quelques années alors que les promoteurs font valoir que les opérations liées à la durabilité constituent une façon novatrice et efficace d’améliorer la durabilité...more
Sustainable finance has gained significant popularity in recent years, as proponents argue that sustainability-linked transactions are an innovative and efficient way to enhance corporate sustainability through economic...more
In November 2007, the European Investment Bank set the blueprint for sustainable investment with the issuance of the world’s first green bond. Since then, interest in green finance, and in particular, green bonds, has...more