While 2022 showed that the sustainable debt market is not impervious to overall economic slow-down (particularly in the capital markets), 2023 demonstrated its resiliency, even in a high-interest rate market. Notwithstanding...more
3/15/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Debt Financing ,
Documentation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
Green Loans ,
Interest Rates ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
Following a nearly two-year wait, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) released its Final Rule—The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors—on March 6, 2024. The...more
3/8/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Renewable Energy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Hydrogen can play a vital role in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy, and momentum for it has never been stronger. Both governments and companies see the enormous potential of low-carbon hydrogen for storing energy,...more
The amount of money invested in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds has increased exponentially in the past year, and as banks and investors increasingly turn their attention to ESG factors, companies are also...more
Since our research “Clean Energy IPOs and SPAC Combinations” was published in August of 2020, there has been a tremendous increase in SPAC and traditional IPO activity in the energy transition sector. DeSPAC business...more
The amount of money invested in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds has increased exponentially in the past year, and as banks and investors increasingly turn their attention to ESG factors, companies are also...more
6/2/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Investments ,
Clean Energy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Documentation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financing ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Buildings ,
Green Finance ,
Green Infrastructure ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pollution Control ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy ,
Waste Management ,
Wastewater
The market witnessed a flurry of renewable energy and clean tech IPOs from 2010-2015 followed by select names in the second half of the decade. In 2020, capital markets activity for clean energy and energy transition...more
12/30/2020
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Capital Requirements ,
Clean Energy ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Energy Sector ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Liquidity ,
Renewable Energy ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Webinars
The corporate world continues its embrace of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) in 2020 like never before. As part of that trend, ESG-type criteria are appearing with increasing prevalence in the bond and loan...more
While the market witnessed a flurry of renewable energy and clean tech IPOs from 2010-2015, they have become much rarer in recent years despite markedly improved market fundamentals. In this article, we highlight current...more