In dit artikel gaat de auteur in op het gebruik van benchmarkproducten en de voordelen van benchmarks. Ook gaat hij in op de vraag in hoeverre de Nederlandse civiele rechter bij de beoordeling van de rechten en plichten van (markt)partijen ten aanzien van benchmarkproducten rekening houdt met de voordelen van benchmarks.

This article focusses on the role of banks in the area of human rights and corporate lending. By including contractual provisions on human rights in loan documentation, banks can manage human rights risks. Banks could hereby build on the emerging practice of the ‘sustainability linked loans’ by including predetermined sustainability targets focused on human rights. The international loan market currently lacks a level playing field on including human rights provisions. This article concludes with providing guidance for human rights provisions in loan agreements, based on standard loan market (LMA) documentation.