Air France will make sustainable finance a “strong preference” in future aircraft financing RFP processes following the closure of three sustainability-linked transactions earlier this year, Ishka can reveal. more
01/07/2022
in ESG & Regulation , Aviation Banks and Lenders , Sustainable Finance
The legislative effort to incorporate aviation into the EU Taxonomy, Europe’s gold standard for sustainable investing, is nearing its final stages. Ishka explores some of the key points of contention. more
26/05/2022
Impact, a new aviation finance association dedicated to achieving Net Zero CO2 emissions by 2050, has announced its founding board and president as it formally launches this week. more
24/03/2022
in ESG & Regulation , Aviation Banks and Lenders , Sustainable Finance
A group of about 20 international aviation banks and institutions are in the process of establishing an independent association Impact (Initiative to Measure and Promote Aviation’s Carbon-free Transition e. V.) to promote sustainable aircraft financing. more
17/01/2022
The UK has signalled that some upcoming green finance eligibility requirements will be based on the EU Taxonomy, bolstering the international significance of efforts to add aviation to the EU Taxonomy. more
25/10/2021
in ESG & Regulation , Aviation Banks and Lenders , Regulation , Sustainable Finance
The Aviation Working Group (AWG), a not-for-profit entity comprised of major aviation stakeholders including lessors, has called for “significant changes” to proposed requirements for new aircraft green finance eligibility under the EU Taxonomy. more
24/09/2021
Aircraft lessors have been left dismayed by a proposal which would condition green finance eligibility for new aircraft under the EU Taxonomy to the scrapping more polluting aircraft. more
22/09/2021