A reading of a report from Houlihan Lokey entitled 'Introduction To Sustainablity Linked Loans' (SLLs) showing the dramatic increase in issuance since the introduction of this form of sustainable debt as well as who's doing the issuance and what the trends look like. The report also explains how SLLs use sustainability performance targets (SPTs) to adjust the interest rate on the debt.

Source document:

https://hl.com/media/2w5f45dy/an-introduction-to-sustainability-linked-loans.pdf

Reading by:

Daniel Rosehill

Signed at COP 21 in 2015, the Paris Agreement remains an enormously important multilateral agreement in the world of climate finance, helping creating the mechanisms necessary for the world's nations to work towards essential climate mitigation and adaptation processes.

This reading is from a summary prepared by the UNFCC:

https://unfccc.int/most-requested/key-aspects-of-the-paris-agreement

Reading by:

Daniel Rosehill.

A reading of a report from PWC Luxembourg suggesting some challenges and potential solutions for sovereigns considering issuing sustainability linked bonds (SLBs).

Report:

https://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/striking-right-note-key-performance-indicators-sovereign-sustainability-linked-bonds

Reading by:

Daniel Rosehill.

A reading of a blog post authored by the Sustainability Linked Sovereign Debt Hub (SSDH) discussing the opportunities in sovereign SLB issuance.

To learn more about the work of the sustainability linked sovereign debt hub:

https://www.ssdh.net/about

Reading by: Daniel Rosehill.

A reading of a resource from the Government Outcomes Lab about outcomes funds covering their advantages, drawbacks, design structures, etc.

Web URL:

https://golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/the-basics/outcomesfunds/

Readinb by:

Daniel Rosehill

A reading of highlights from Climate Bond Initiative's Q3 report into sustainable debt issuance including green, social, sustainability, and sustainability linked bonds (GSS+ debt).

Report:

https://www.climatebonds.net/files/reports/cbi_susdebtsum_q32023_01e.pdf

About Climate Bonds Initiative:

Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) is an international not-for-profit organisation working to mobilise global capital for climate action.

Climate Bonds has played a central role in transforming the green bond market from a niche concept to a mainstream source of capital for sustainable development, driving quality of issuance through the development of science-based green definitions in line with the Paris Agreement.

Reading by:

Daniel Rosehill

An audio reading of the key messages for the 2023 report into progress towards the SDGs.

Document online:

https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/GSDR%202023%20Key%20Messages_1.pdf

Authoring entity:

Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Department of Economic and Social, United Nations.

Read by:

Daniel Rosehill

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A reading of Social Finance's description of its efforts in advancing career impact bonds (CIBs) in the United States as well as the UP Fund and its operation.

Reading by: Daniel Rosehill.

Article:

Scaling up sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) issuance in emerging markets

By: Marcus Pratsch

Reading: Daniel Rosehill.