The ICC Principles for Sustainable Trade and Trade Finance offer a framework to assess the sustainability of trade and trade finance. The Principles mitigate risks of greenwashing by providing clear, transparent and consistent guidelines along with standardised definitions. They are designed to support business in meeting both the Paris Agreement objective of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals and enable banks, corporates and investors to effectively channel capital towards sustainable and inclusive trade finance.