Sustainable Finance

Summary

This practice note is intended as an introductory guide to sustainable finance for transactional banking and finance lawyers. It explains what is meant by sustainable finance and explains key types of sustainable finance products, including sustainability-linked, green, and social loans and bonds, as well as key issues and risks facing the market, such as greenwashing. This practice note also discusses how performance is measured in most sustainability-linked products using key performance objectives and sustainability performance targets.