Sustainability-Linked Loan
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A sustainability-linked loan is a debt instrument in which the interest rate steps up or down based on the borrower meeting predefined sustainability KPIs — tons of soil carbon sequestered, hectares with verified ground cover, and the like. It is the pattern that aligns capital cost with ecological outcome.