The drive to achieve greater sustainability among global businesses is a permanent news fixture, with both sides of the story covered; how sustainability goals are being achieved and how organisations are failing in this space. It is not a topic that is going to disappear any time soon.
A report published in 2024 revealed that 81% of global companies include ESG metrics in their executive incentive plans, and that the use of climate metrics has significantly increased, based on research of more than 1,500 companies.
Raising the stakes, a growing number of business leaders are linking sustainability initiatives to the bottom line.
Global Report on ESG Metrics in Incentive Plans 2023
What are sustainability-linked loans?
Sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) aim to facilitate the drive toward better performance across the credit market. They offer an appealing route to financing because of the backing of economically and environmentally sound principles, to the tune of €129Bn globally in Q3 2024 alone.