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ICMA: THE 8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE PRINCIPLES

28 June 2022 13:30 - 18:05 @ United Kingdom

Event overview

The Annual Conference of the Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (the “Principles”) will be held in London from 1.30 pm BST on June 28, 2022, hosted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The Principles are referenced by 98% of sustainable bond issuers internationally and have become the voluntary global standard of the market.

The Conference agenda will start with a session presented by members of the Executive Committee on the 2022 guidance of the Principles and the ongoing work programme. This will be followed by expert panels on:

• the use of sustainability-linked bonds as part of a strategy for innovation and climate transition;
• he new guidance for sustainable securitisation;
• the application of the Principles in a wider context, including commercial paper and repo, as well as for high yield and in emerging markets. 

Keynote speakers include:

• Patricio Sepúlveda Carmona, Head of the Public Debt Office, Ministry of Finance, Chile
• Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
• Sir Robert Stheeman, Chief Executive Officer, UK Debt Management Office

Due to limited capacity at the conference venue, in-person participation is strictly by invitation only. However, the conference proceedings will be livestreamed and available free of charge to all interested market participants.