Amanda Vainio

Co-Head of Sustainable Finance EMEA
MUFG

Biography

Amanda joined MUFG’s Sustainable Financing team in 2018, and is responsible for the Sustainable Financing business in the EU, Middle East and South Africa across both bonds and loans.

Amanda has in-depth knowledge on Sustainable Financing instruments, and has advised and supported various clients on their ESG Financing processes. Her most recent high-profile ESG Structuring Advisor deals included the Sustainability-Linked Bond for Coca Cola İçecek; Gold Fields, ICL, Brenntag and Puma Energy’s Sustainability-Linked Loans; Green Bonds for Arçelik and Faurecia; Sustainability Bonds for the Kingdom of Thailand; and Green Sukuk issuances for Saudi Electricity Company. All of these successful transactions required several months of close collaboration with the clients to achieve the best possible transaction structure suitable for them.

Amanda is part of a number of ICMA’s Sustainable Finance Working Groups, including for Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Social Bonds, Climate Transition Financing and Impact Reporting, and hence is at the forefront of the market development.

Amanda holds a BSc Hons Business Studies from Lancaster University and a MSc Finance with concentration in Corporate Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Speaker at these events:

Capital Markets & ESG Finance 2024

• How Saudi issuers are evolving their ESG strategies to attract investment

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022

• ESG reporting 101: Unpacking the (hidden) complexities around ESG frameworks and reporting standards

Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2024

• Unearthing true sustainability: How credible and transparent is ESG financing?

Capital Markets & ESG Finance Saudi Arabia 2023

• How have issuers benefited from going green and how have banks supported their transition?