A few years ago, ESG-tied loans were a new and innovative form of financing with which only a few corporates were leading the way. But now, ESG-tied loans are commonly seen in the industry, and there has been some debate around whether borrowers and banks are making their respective KPIs ambitious enough, or whether they are being transparent enough about how the KPIs are being audited and who is carrying out this auditing. What is next for sustainable finance? How can the issues around transparency be tackled as sustainable finance develops? And should this be formally regulated? Can sustainable finance evolve to include more of the ‘S’ in ESG?

Elsa Pernot

Global Head of HSEC, Gunvor

Justin Archer

Head of Sustainability , Sucafina

Adam Hearne

CEO & Co-Founder, CarbonChain

Catherine Lang-Anderson

Partner, Allen & Overy

Moderator

Aife Howse

Commodities content manager, TXF