John Pearson
John Pearson
Speaker
Partner

Vedder Price

United Kingdom

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Lenders and Sustainability: What’s the Way Forward For Aviation?

Dr. Ulrike Ziegler
President,
impact
Moderator
John Pearson
Partner,
Vedder Price
  • Have banks pulled back from sustainability initiatives and lending preferences? What drove that? Is this a short-term exception or a longer-term trend?
  • What is the current appetite for sustainability-linked structures? Why have some borrowers accessed these tools but not others?
  • What should transition finance for aviation look like? What does a credible transition plan look like?
  • Can sustainable financing meaningfully improve margins or access to liquidity?
  • Case study: How have sustainability-linked KPIs performed in practice? Have sustainability performance targets (SPTs) been met? How are past deals standing up?
  • Is there a reputational risk from weak or missed targets?
  • What is the ROI for financiers on sustainability-linked deals? Should banks get all the upside from margins in these deals?
  • With Basel and capital weighting regulations, could banks class aviation as higher risk if it doesn’t decarbonisation sufficiently?