LMA’s precedent sustainability linked loan provisions set a new reference point for the global sustainable finance market On 4 May 2023, the Loan Market Association (LMA) released a set of model provisions to be used when drafting sustainability linked loan (SLL) facilities.  The LMA has been involved in publishing and maintaining a set of SLL … Read more

Welcome to the May edition of Herbert Smith Freehills’ Australian ESG bulletin, ‘Keeping Up with ESG’. Our monthly ESG bulletin provides a targeted snapshot of key developments we see as reflecting the “must know” trends in the Australian market. In this edition, we spotlight the growth of shareholder activism and the evolution of shareholder tactics. Read more

There are so many ESG-related publications and developments that it is hard to keep abreast of them all. For this reason, HSF publishes a monthly tracker of ESG-related publications and developments, with a primary focus on developments that may be of most interest to or impact our clients in the Southern African Development Community, be … Read more

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has issued a consultation paper on proposals to require listed companies to make mandatory climate-related disclosures in their annual ESG reports. Currently, climate-related disclosures are only required on a “comply or explain” basis. The proposed mandatory disclosures are based on the current exposure draft of the climate-related disclosure standards issued by the … Read more

Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills’ Australian ESG bulletin, ‘Keeping Up with ESG in Australia’. Given the breadth of developments in relation to ESG, we have reformulated and relaunched our ESG bulletin to provide a targeted snapshot of key developments we see as reflecting the “must know” trends in the Australian market. In this edition, we … Read more

There are so many ESG-related publications and developments that it is hard to keep abreast of them all. For this reason, HSF publishes a monthly tracker of ESG-related publications and developments, with a primary focus on developments that may be of most interest to or impact our clients in the Southern African Development Community, be … Read more