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ESG: Green Bond Principles Updated

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The much-anticipated 2021 edition of the Green Bond PrinciplesOpens in new window ("GBP") has now been released by the International Capital Market Association

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The much-anticipated 2021 edition of the Green Bond PrinciplesOpens in new window ("GBP") has now been released by the International Capital Market Association ("ICMA"). ICMA's Principles, made up of the GBP, the Social Bond PrinciplesOpens in new window ("SBP"), the Sustainability Bond GuidelinesOpens in new window ("SBG") and the Sustainability-Linked Bond PrinciplesOpens in new window ("SLBP") are a collection of voluntary frameworks that promote the role which global debt capital markets can play in financing progress towards environmental and social sustainability (collectively, the "Principles"). These Principles also outline best practices when issuing bonds to finance environmental and / or social related projects through guidelines and recommendations that promote transparency and disclosure. See our previous update which discussed the Principles in the context of Ireland's ESG bond offering.

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