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Sustainability-Linked

Instruments that incentivise the achievement of corporate sustainability performance targets.

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By incentivising the achievement of corporate sustainability performance targets, sustainability-linked instruments facilitate and support environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities and growth.

What is Sustainability-linked Financing?

Financing with interest margins tied to Borrower's achievement of ambitious sustainability performance targets (SPTs).

Core components of sustainability-linked financing:
1. Select material ESG KPIs

1. Select material ESG KPIs

2. Calibrate ambitious SPTs

2. Calibrate ambitious SPTs

3. Link financial outcomes with achievement of KPI-SPTs

3. Link financial outcomes with achievement of KPI-SPTs

4. Monitor & report on progress

4. Monitor & report on progress

5. Obtain independent verification for KPI-SPTs

5. Obtain independent verification for KPI-SPTs

6. Financing can be used for general corporate purposes

6. Financing can be used for general corporate purposes

Note: These components are aligned with the principles established by the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA), Loan Market Authority (LMA), Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). Borrowers are recommended to obtain a Second Party Opinion (SPO) to opine on the materiality and ambitiousness of the KPI-SPT(s).

Supporting SMEs through the UOB SAGE Programme

 

Connecting SMEs through the UOB SAGE Programme Connecting SMEs through the UOB SAGE Programme

 

UOB SAGE simplifies sustainability-linked financing for SMEs, encouraging them to meet pre-agreed SPTs. Through partnership with Enterprise Singapore and our network of sustainability experts, we assist SMEs in enhancing sustainability practices efficiently, saving time and resources.

Benefits to SMEs

Partner access

Partner access

Access discounted services from specialised sustainability partners.

Increase efficiency

Increase efficiency

Reduce time and expenses associated with setting SPTs*.

Gain incentives

Gain incentives

Enjoy financial incentives for meeting annual SPTs.

*Validated by independent Second Party Opinion (SPO) provider to be in alignment with the APLMA/LMA/LSTA Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles

 

Sustainability-Linked Financing Sustainability-Linked Financing

Choose from our selection of Sustainability Performance Targets (SPTs) options and advance towards sustainability

 

Choose from our selection of Sustainability Performance Targets (SPTs) options and advance towards sustainability Choose from our selection of Sustainability Performance Targets (SPTs) options and advance towards sustainability

 

 

 

Award winning SAGE Programme

 

Award winning SAGE Programme Award winning SAGE Programme

 

 

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