Clifford Chance

Sustainability Linked Derivatives (“SLDs”) may be a relatively recent innovation, but their potential to combine favourable financing terms with ESG benefits has led to increased interest in these transactions. To date, there have been no industry standard terms for documenting the key provisions. This will change following the imminent publication of ISDA’s “SLD Clause Library”, which aims to strike a balance between consistency and customisation.

The panel will give an overview of the current market in SLDs, before looking at some of the regulatory questions raised by these and factors that may affect how parties approach transactions. The panel will also take a closer look at how the SLD Clause Library has been developed and will be applied and outline some of the key issues to consider when developing SLD Confirmation terms

The Insights call will take place on Thursday, 7 December 2023 at 09:00 GMT and will last for approximately 30 minutes.