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26 May 2023
Press Release
ELFA to support the launch of the ESG IDP Template

ELFA is excited to be collaborating with the ESG Integrated Disclosure Project (ESG IDP) on behalf of its members, and will explore opportunities to demonstrate interoperability in its efforts to obtain ESG disclosures from borrowers. ELFA recognises commonality with the approach taken by the ESG IDP template, and welcomes the opportunity to provide support, feedback and resources to the initiative to harmonise industry efforts and accelerate ESG integration across all markets.

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22 May 2023
Press Release
The European Leveraged Finance Association and the International Capital Market Association publish Practical Recommendations for High Yield Sustainability Linked Bonds

The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) partnered to create a set of recommendations for the high yield bond market in line with ICMA’s Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP). The Practical Recommendations for High Yield Sustainability Linked Bonds will be published today.

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18 May 2023
Press Release
European Leveraged Finance Association outlines UCITS Fund limitations with potential solutions to allow collective investment in transferable securities.

European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) today issues a new report called ‘UCITS Funds Participating in New Money Transactions - Obstacles and Potential Approaches’ that reviews UCITS Fund limitations and considers options that would allow regulated investment funds falling under the European undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) regulation (“UCITS funds”) to participate in new money transactions to preserve value and allow for recoveries of distressed investments.

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11 May 2023
News Article
ELFA joins the new Insight Investment and Oxford University Prize for Greening Finance as a Nominating Partner

We are delighted to join the new Insight Investment and Oxford University Prize for Greening Finance as a nominating partner. Accelerating green innovation in the global financial system is a key part of climate change action and achieving the SDGs.

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3 April 2023
Press Release
European Leveraged Finance Association provides updated ESG Fact Sheets to ensure continued improvements to ESG disclosure and close alignment with new SFDR regulations

The European Leveraged Finance Association is publishing updates for all of its 15 existing ESG Fact Sheets and publishing the first version of its Food & Beverage sector ESG Fact Sheet. The updates to the existing ESG Fact Sheets include sector material questions emboldened, an updated KPI table and additional voluntary PAI indicators being included.

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22 February 2023
Press Release
ELFA appoints Three New Co-Chairs to Two of its Seven Initiative Committees

The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) is delighted to name Irem Sukan and Anita Isichei as the new co-chairs for the ELFA Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee, and Rebecca Clements as a new co-chair for the ELFA Disclosure & Transparency (D&T) Committee.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
ELFA Seminar Series
Seminar Series with Sustainable Fitch – Leveraged Finance ESG Score Update and ESG Ratings Introduction
22 June 2023
15:00–16:00 hrs
Zoom Webinar

Join ELFA and our Platinum ESG Ratings partner, Sustainable Fitch, for an update on ESG Scores for Leveraged Finance and an introduction to ESG Ratings.

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