17 Apr 2025

SAVi Five: IMO carbon pricing lessons for aviation, NZBA drops 1.5C, and more…

Following the finalisation last week of the IMO Net-Zero Framework for shipping – described as the world's first industr...

28 Mar 2025

SAVi Five: EU airlines suggest ‘reassessment’ of SAF mandate, Airbus concept updates, and more…

Less than 90 days into the EU SAF mandate, Europe’s largest airlines have suggested that a “reassessment” of the policy ...

7 Feb 2025

Mind the baseline: progress in banks’ aviation portfolio emissions intensity

Some emissions intensity targets with pandemic baselines have been followed by significant declines in emissions intensi...

4 Feb 2025

How are NZBA withdrawals impacting aviation decarbonisation targets?

The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a leading climate initiative in the banking sector, which has played a key role in...

10 Jan 2025

SAVi Five: Avolon’s electric aircraft LOI, US banks walk away from NZBA, and more…

Top-five largest lessor Avolon and Air New Zealand have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the sale and leaseback of a ...

19 Dec 2024

Explainer: Linking EU Taxonomy aviation FAQ/GRR answers to the criteria

In this eight-page explainer, Ishka analyses both of these documents and links additional information to the EU Taxonomy...

27 Sep 2024

SAVi Five: IATA’s latest $4.7tn Net Zero cost estimate, ING calls out climate laggards, and more…

IATA has published new detailed Net Zero roadmaps for finance and policy, providing estimates and recommendations to gui...

22 Aug 2024

Thirty banks have now set interim aviation emissions intensity targets

As many as 30 banks have now set aviation emissions intensity targets, and at least a further four are expected to annou...

13 May 2024

Examining lessor portfolios through the lens of Impact’s decoupling milestones

In this joint report, Rob Neale, Chief Product Officer at PACE, and Eduardo Mariz, Senior Analyst and Sustainability Lea...

5 Apr 2024

SAVi Five: Pegasus launch, UK ‘does not rule out’ frequent flyer levy, and more…

The long-awaited Pegasus Guidelines for aviation were launched on 4th April, offering an open-source methodology for ban...

4 Apr 2024

Pegasus Guidelines adopt ‘open-source’ approach to attract new banks

Inspired by the shipping industry’s Poseidon Principles, the long-awaited Pegasus Guidelines for aviation (not Pegasus P...

19 Mar 2024

Ishka ESG: More ‘client selection’ as banks move to benchmark aviation emissions

Key takeaways from Ishka’s third full-day ESG aviation investor conference in London on 13th March as well as Ishka’s se...

15 Mar 2024

SAVi Five: Brazil SAF targets head for approval, new WEF report, and more…

Brazil’s lower house has approved a legislative proposal to require from 2027 that domestic aircraft operators decrease ...

13 Mar 2024

Twenty-four banks have now set 2030 aviation emissions intensity targets

As many as 24 major lenders have now set 2030 aviation emissions intensity targets, and a further nine are expected to a...

29 Jan 2024

Impact YIR: The view from Japan on aviation’s sustainability challenge

Ishka SAVi spotlights one of Impact's Year in Review 2023 features examining how ESG pressures are shaping the Japanese ...

26 Jan 2024

SAVi Five: Spring Airlines first to debut transition loan in China, first AtJ SAF plant, and more…

Shanghai-headquartered low-cost Spring Airlines has become the first company in China to close a loan aligned with what ...

24 Oct 2023

Briefing: An early look at the Poseidon-inspired aviation standard set to launch in January

Ishka speaks with the RMI Centre for Climate-Aligned Finance and one of the Aviation CAF Working Group members, Crédit A...

12 Sep 2023

Sust Finance in aviation: Taking stock of incentives, aircraft, banks, and attitudes

Ishka examines the typical incentive or penalty in aviation sustainable finance transactions, favoured aircraft types, a...

14 Jul 2023

Briefing: 14 banks have now set 2030 aviation emissions intensity targets – Ishka research

New Ishka research reveals that at least 14 global lenders have published 2030 emissions intensity reduction targets for...

22 Feb 2023

Understanding Impact’s milestone concept for aviation sustainable finance

First teased at the start of January, aviation finance sustainability association Impact has now released further detail...