Project Finance And Project-Related Corporate Loans Environmental Impact: Equator Principles

In our days, large industrial and infrastructure projects may have adverse impact on the environment, as well as on people in general, and, in particular, among other things, on climate change, biodiversity, human rights, ecosystems, and communities.

In order to avoid, where possible, such negative impacts, and to minimise, mitigate, and/or offset them if they are unavoidable, Equator Principles Financial Institutions ("EPFIs") have undertaken to finance and advise only on the projects that are developed in a manner that is socially responsible and reflects sound environmental management practices complying with ten (10) principles ("Equator Principles") that are described below.