08 Nov, 2024 ESMA CP on amendments to EU Prospectus regime – ESG proposals By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Julia Bhatti Benedicte de Moras +1 more... Show less Background The EU Listing Act, which makes changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation (“EU PR”), is due to be published in the Official...
08 Oct, 2024 ICMA publishes paper on role of commercial paper in the sustainable finance market By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 7 October 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released a paper exploring the development of the sustainable...
27 Aug, 2024 Linklaters advises World Bank on first-of-its-kind carbon removal bond to fund Amazon reforestation By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown Linklaters has advised the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) on the issuance of its nine-year...
25 Jun, 2024 ICMA releases new resources on Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Green Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Loans financing Bonds By Erin McKeown Siân Sanford Catherine Wade Jake Dyer Ben Dulieu Amelia Rice +3 more... Show less On 25 June 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released new materials and guidance to support the Green, Social,...
24 Jun, 2024 Stocktake of the EU Taxonomy in action By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Earlier this month the European Commission published a factsheet evidencing the market’s uptake of the EU Taxonomy. The results (gleaned...
20 Jun, 2024 EU: ECB is considering whether to impose fines on banks for failure to address the impact of climate change By Sara Feijao On 29 May 2024, Bloomberg reported (see here, requires a subscription) that the European Central Bank (ECB) was preparing to impose fines...
06 Jun, 2024 EU Green Bond Regulation: new podcast on the key aspects of the EuGB label getting the most buzz in the market By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown In this podcast series, we explore in bitesize format various aspects of the EU Green Bond Regulation. In this episode, counsel Catherine...
28 May, 2024 New EU Green Bond Regulation Hub By Catherine Wade With just over 6 months to go before the first issuer will be able to use the EU’s new ‘gold standard’ label for green EU Taxonomy...