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Sustainability-linked Transactions

Sustainability-linked Loans

DBS can promote sustainable development through such loans by pegging the interest rate of a credit facility to a series of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance metrics. If pre-determined targets are achieved, the interest of the loan will be reduced. DBS has collaborated on such loans with organisations such as:

Fortune REIT

Fortune REIT secures its first sustainability-linked loan of HK $1 billion from DBS

Swire Pacific

Swire Pacific secures first sustainability-linked loan of HK 2 billion from DBS.

HongKong Land

Hongkong Land secures its first sustainability-linked loan of HK 1 billion from DBS.

Link REIT

DBS finances Link’s maiden sustainability-linked loan of AUD 212 million, which is linked to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).

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New World Development

DBS Hong Kong finances New World Development’s first sustainability-linked loan of HKD 1 billion in equal tranches of HKD 500 million each for a term loan and a revolving loan.

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CDL

DBS finances the first-of-its-kind SDG Innovation Loan to accelerate innovative solutions to promote the UN SDGs.

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Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)

DBS is the first Asian bank to be appointed as a co-sustainability coordinator for LDC’s first sustainability-linked syndicated loan in Asia. This is a three-year USD 650 million revolving credit facility where the interest rate will be linked to LDC’s performance in meeting reduction targets in CO₂ emissions, electricity and energy consumption, water usage, and solid waste sent to landfills.

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Sumatera Timberindo Industry

First of its kind export-financing sustainability-linked loan in Indonesia. DBS evaluated the loan based on a target to obtain timber and raw materials from sources certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

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Chew’s Agriculture

This is the first ESG-linked loan for an SME in Singapore. Chew’s will enjoy lower interest rates if it meets Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) standards at the new farm with larger cage-free facilities.

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AU Optronics

This is a three-year, NTD two billion sustainability-linked loan with AU Optronics, marking a milestone as it is the first sustainability-linked loan in Taiwan and the first of its kind for an IT company in Asia Pacific.

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