Our Most Read Content on Corporate ESG in 2021

Adam Gorley

Editorial Manager, ESG and Sustainable Finance

We're looking forward to sharing the fascinating topics we'll be covering for readers in 2022 — starting with our updated ebook, Future-Proofing Supply Chains: Supply Chain Sustainability and Key Trends in 2022. But we want to make sure you don't miss our most popular items for corporations from 2021, which all remain relevant today.

I hardly need to tell you that sustainable finance is a hot topic, as well as social impact reporting as businesses transition to more sustainable practices. Learn about these and other essential topics in our top 5 pieces of content for businesses in 2021 below.

Simplifying Sustainable Finance – Explaining Green Bonds, Green Loans, Sustainability-Linked Loans and Bonds and More

Not surprisingly, this blog post aimed at simplifying sustainable finance was our top performer. Interest in sustainable finance continues to grow as activity across global markets reaches record volumes and opportunities to enter the market expand.

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5 Essential Steps for Putting Social Impact Reporting Into Practice

For those new to social impact reporting, knowing where to start can be a challenge. With this topic gaining significant attention in 2021, it’s easy to see why this handy checklist was popular among corporate readers. It breaks down five key steps and action items for putting social impact reporting into practice.

View the checklist here.

Sustainability-Linked Loans: A Bridge to Connect Corporate Sustainability and Finance

Following on the popularity of the blog post above, this timely ebook outlines for corporate borrowers how the increasingly popular sustainability-linked loan (SLL) can support ESG improvements, including: the key components of an SLL structure, the guiding principles around SLLs, target setting, verification, and reporting, and more.

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5 Breakout Innovations in Sustainable Finance for Banks

Of course, banks play a central role in sustainable finance and their close attention in this space put this infographic in the top five. Learn five key ways banks are innovating with sustainable finance, including green deposits, sustainable deposits, green trade loans, green guarantees and letters of credit, sustainable supply chain financing, and offerings for borrowers in industries not traditionally considered green.

Check out the infographic.

What’s Happening in Sustainable Finance: Key EU Developments and the Untapped Market of Climate-Aligned Bonds

In this popular episode, Aditi and Nick highlight sustainable finance market developments from the growing adoption of sustainability-linked debt in the Asia-Pacific region, to the recently published Social Loan Principles, to the continued flurry of sovereign activity in the market.

Listen here.

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