Roundtable session | Rebuilding trust in SLB's: pathways to a high-integrity market

Despite the significant potential of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) to mobilise private capital for environmental and social transformation, concerns around weak KPIs, structural integrity, and inconsistent standards have led to a slowdown in issuance in recent years. So how do we reset and rebuild trust?     Join BwB at the Loan Market Association (LMA) and ICMA - International Capital Market Association Annual Africa Summit in Cape Town this month for a focused roundtable discussion on practical pathways towards a high-integrity SLB market.     Building on BwB's ongoing research and stakeholder engagement on SLBs, the session will:  - Explore the ‘Golden Rules’ for restoring credibility to the SLB market  - Identify concrete actions to scale high-quality issuance, particularly for emerging market sovereigns  - Help promote alignment and collaboration across key market participants     Thursday, 26 February 2026  10:05 – 10:50  Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)     Speakers:     Chris Smith, Managing Director, Bankers without Boundaries  Heather Matson, Managing Director, Bankers without Boundaries      To register, https://www.icmagroup.org/events/the-inaugural-lma-icma-loan-and-capital-markets-africa-summit-2/#TTW