Blog
ESG and Green Finance: How Your Sustainability Score Affects Your Cost of Capital
A CFO's guide to sustainability-linked finance — how ESG performance now directly influences borrowing costs and capital market access.
Sustainability Consulting
Sustainability Consulting
Green Finance & ESG Investing Advisory
Access sustainability-linked capital and demonstrate ESG investment credibility — with advisory that connects your sustainability performance to your financing strategy.
Overview
Green finance markets are growing rapidly as investors and lenders increasingly link capital allocation to ESG performance. We help organisations navigate the green finance landscape — from preparing for ESG-linked lending and green bond issuance, to embedding ESG criteria into investment decision-making — ensuring your sustainability story is credible, measurable, and bankable.
What We Do
Green Finance Readiness
We assess your readiness for green or sustainability-linked finance — reviewing ESG strategy, data, governance, and reporting against lender and investor expectations.
Green Bond & SLL Frameworks
We design green bond frameworks and sustainability-linked loan (SLL) structures — defining eligible use of proceeds, sustainability performance targets (SPTs), and reporting obligations.
ESG Investment Integration
We advise investment teams on integrating ESG criteria into investment decision-making — covering screening, due diligence, portfolio monitoring, and ESG reporting to LPs.
Lender & Investor Engagement
We support engagement with ESG-focused lenders and investors — preparing ESG data packs, investment narratives, and responses to ESG due diligence questionnaires.
Who Is This For?
- CFOs and finance teams exploring sustainability-linked financing
- Organisations preparing for green bond or SLL issuance
- Private equity funds developing ESG investment frameworks
- Businesses seeking to demonstrate ESG credibility in capital markets
Key Outcomes
- Green finance readiness assessed
- ESG criteria for lending or investment defined
- Green bond or SLL framework designed
- ESG investment thesis developed
- Sustainability-linked KPIs and targets agreed with lenders or investors
Discuss This Service
Talk to one of our specialists about how this engagement could work for your organisation.
Get in TouchRelated Insights
Research, briefs, and frameworks relevant to Green Finance & ESG Investing Advisory.
Ready to get started?
Our specialists are available to discuss your requirements and scope an engagement tailored to your organisation.