11 Oct 2024

SAVi Five: Brazil’s SAF mandate signed into law, IMF repor...

Brazil's president has signed into law the country's new biofuels law, requiring airlines to reduce emissions on domesti...

16 Sep 2024

Ishka Japan: Sust-linked transactions more a ‘can-do’ than...

Ishka queries the appetite by JOLCO arrangers for sustainability-linked deals, the attitudes of banks in Asia-Pacific to...

30 Aug 2024

SAVi Five: NGOs sue against EU Taxonomy aviation criteria,...

A coalition of NGOs are taking the European Commission to the European Court of Justice over its decision to include cur...

4 Apr 2024

Pegasus Guidelines adopt ‘open-source’ approach to attract...

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 benchm...

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

9 Feb 2024

SAVi Five: EU sets 90% by 2040 emissions cut target, Avolo...

The European Commission has recommended a 90% net greenhouse gas EU emissions reduction by 2040 compared to 1990 levels,...

26 Jan 2024

SAVi Five: Spring Airlines first to debut transition loan ...

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

8 Dec 2023

SAVi Five: Singapore adds aviation to new Taxonomy, CDB Av...

Key stories include Singapore’s newly-launched sustainable finance Taxonomy (which contains criteria for zero-emission a...

10 Nov 2023

SAVi Five: EU jet fuel tax hits snag, study calls for govt...

Key stories include confirmation that plans to remove an EU tax exemption for jet fuel have hit a snag, and a working pa...

14 Jun 2023

Aviation’s inclusion into the EU Taxonomy approved by the ...

The European Commission on 13th June approved in principle a new set of EU Taxonomy criteria for economic activities inc...

14 Jun 2023

Explainer: What is the EU Taxonomy and why does it matter ...

What is the goal of the EU Taxonomy and what is its significant for aviation finance - a short explainer.

11 May 2023

SAVi Five: NGOs and MEPs slam EU taxonomy for including av...

This week's highlights include new backlash against aviation’s inclusion in the EU Taxonomy, lessor CDB aviation targeti...

14 Mar 2023

Leaked EU Taxonomy TSC draft includes aviation criteria

After weeks of speculation that aviation could be dropped from the EU Taxonomy, a newly leaked draft seen by Ishka sugge...

8 Mar 2023

SAVi Extra: Taxonomy turbulence, UK policy updates, and mo...

This March 2023 issue covers relevant sustainability developments for aviation finance during January and February 2023:...

1 Mar 2023

Briefing: Aviation EU Taxonomy faces greenwashing accusati...

Efforts to incorporate aviation into the EU Taxonomy – the EU’s sustainable finance master plan – were dealt a blow last...

10 Aug 2022

Briefing: Beyond the EU, what other sustainable taxonomies...

Ishka investigates the inclusion of aviation in sustainable finance taxonomies to find out where, outside the EU, aviati...

26 May 2022

Briefing: EU Taxonomy for aviation nears final stages amid...

The legislative effort to incorporate aviation into the EU Taxonomy, Europe’s gold standard for sustainable investing, i...

13 Apr 2022

Ishka's guide to the EU Taxonomy proposal for aircraft lea...

In this third edition of Ishka’s ESG data sheet, Ishka examines the latest EU Taxonomy technical screening criteria (TSC...

25 Oct 2021

UK lays out green finance roadmap, new SAF plans ahead of ...

The UK has signalled that some upcoming green finance eligibility requirements will be based on the EU Taxonomy, bolster...

24 Sep 2021

EU Taxonomy: AWG reacts to latest aviation green finance p...

The Aviation Working Group (AWG), a not-for-profit entity comprised of major aviation stakeholders including lessors, ha...