DAY ONE: 6 November (half day) 13.30 GMT – 17.00 GMT / 08.30 EST – 12.00 EST
Characteristics and Market of SLLs and SLBs
- What are the standards and principles guiding these instruments?
- What is the latest on SLL and SLB markets and pricing?
- Exercise: How does being a 'sustainability-linked' instrument impact the pricing of a bond?
Selecting and Evaluating SLLs and SLBs
- How to select KPIs that are relevant and strategic at a sector and company level?
- How to define robust sustainability performance targets (SPTs)?
- What is the latest on standardization of KPIs and SPTs?
- Exercise: How to advise on KPI and SPT selection?
DAY TWO: 7 November (half-day) 13.30 GMT – 17.00 GMT / 08.30 EST – 12.00 EST
Reporting and Verification
- What are the market expectations on reporting?
- What are the different verifications that exist and how do they compare?
- What are the rising concerns around greenwashing and declassification, and how to avoid them?
- Discussion: How is the definition of greenwashing changing, and what are the implications to SLLs and SLBs?
Structuring and Issuing Process
- How does the issuing of sustainability-linked bonds differ from that of green, social and sustainability bonds?
- How are banks and clients engaging to set SLLs?
- Who are the players defining the market going forward?
- Discussion: How to effectively engage internal stakeholders on SLB/SLL?