What is driving the shift toward transition and sustainability-linked bonds and Sukuk issuance, and how do we maintain this momentum? What options do the deployment of sustainability-linked financing structures offer issuers, and are they properly understood? How do we better identify viable underlying assets for transition and sustainability-linked issuance, while also verifying the actual uses of proceeds? What role does transition and sustainability-linked finance play in the development of sustainable projects and infrastructure development? How can adherence to KPIs in the post-issuance process be assured and what tools are available for this purpose, such as second-party opinions and external review? We seek the views of an expert panel.
Moderator:
Marlena Kareem, Editor, Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment, REDmoney Group
Panelists:
Dr Ayaz Ismail, Director – Wholesale Banking, CIMB Islamic Bank
Basheer Ahmad, Listing Authority, Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jeffrey Lee, Vice-President, Regional Manager APAC, Sustainable Finance, Moody’s Investors Service
Millie Yap, Director, Debt Capital Markets, HSBC
Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad, Regional Chief Representative, DDCAP Group
What is driving the shift toward transition and sustainability-linked bonds and Sukuk issuance, and how do we maintain this momentum? What options do the deployment of sustainability-linked financing structures offer issuers, and are they properly understood? How do we better identify viable underlying assets for transition and sustainability-linked issuance, while also verifying the actual uses of proceeds? What role does transition and sustainability-linked finance play in the development of sustainable projects and infrastructure development? How can adherence to KPIs in the post-issuance process be assured and what tools are available for this purpose, such as second-party opinions and external review? We seek the views of an expert panel.
Moderator:
Marlena Kareem, Editor, Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment, REDmoney Group
Panelists:
Dr Ayaz Ismail, Director – Wholesale Banking, CIMB Islamic Bank
Basheer Ahmad, Listing Authority, Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jeffrey Lee, Vice-President, Regional Manager APAC, Sustainable Finance, Moody’s Investors Service
Millie Yap, Director, Debt Capital Markets, HSBC
Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad, Regional Chief Representative, DDCAP Group