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This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative proposes a framework called the 'Five Hallmarks of a Credibly Transitioning Company' to assess the credibility of corporate decarbonisation efforts and Sustainability Linked Bonds (SLBs). It aims to prevent greenwashing by moving from relative benchmarks to absolute, science-based transition pathways aligned with the Paris Agreement.

This discussion paper by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) proposes a framework to assess the credibility of company decarbonisation transitions to prevent greenwashing in sustainable finance. It introduces five 'hallmarks' for a credibly transitioning company—Paris-aligned targets, robust plans, implementation action, internal monitoring, and external reporting—which CBI intends to use as the basis for certifying Sustainability Linked Bonds (SLBs), Sustainability Linked Loans (SLLs), and the companies themselves.