Telus announces sustainability-linked bond framework

VANCOUVER — Telus today announced its new sustainability-linked bond framework, which aligns the company’s financing strategy with its goal of achieving operational net carbon neutrality across all of its global operations by 2030, says the company’s press release. Developed in accordance with the International Capital Market Association’s Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles 2020 (SLBP), the framework outlines the process Telus intends to follow when issuing new sustainability-linked bonds. Leading independent environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, ratings and analytics firm Sustainalytics has reviewed Telus’s framework and is of the opinion it aligns with the SLBP, according to Telus’s press release. A copy...