Episode 26 – Energy & Infrastructure: Will the Market Sustain Its Interest in Sustainability-Linked Bonds?

Connected With Latham · May 25, 2021 · 19m

The interest in and availability of ESG-focused investments has exploded in recent years. Last year, the International Capital Markets Association published its Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles, allowing the creation of debt products that hold issuing companies accountable to achieving independently certified sustainability or ESG objectives. Unlike "green bonds", which require proceeds to be used strictly on green projects, sustainability-linked bonds focus on outcomes rather than specific investments. And, so far, investors are eager to utilize them. So, who is likely to pursue this…