Enel-SG trade shows derivatives market’s sustainable longings

The over-the-counter derivatives market is one of the last areas still barely touched by the wave of interest in environmental and social issues that is sweeping financial markets. But below the surface, derivatives players want to get involved. That was highlighted publicly on September 5 when Enel, the Italian power and gas group, engaged with Société Générale in what it called “the world’s first Sustainable Development Goal-linked cross-currency swap”.