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New EBRD Performance Requirements

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) new environmental and social policy was … more →

Tags: ebrd, E.I.A., IFC

EIA Reserve Matters

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: The amended EIA regulation came into force on the 1st September 2008. These Regulations amend the To … more →

Tags: E.I.A., Environmental Impact, Environmental Risk, Europe

China drafts environmental guidelines for firms investing abroad1 comment

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: China is drafting environmental guidelines for companies investing in or providing economic aid to o … more →

Tags: Asia, Project Finance, Equator Principles, Sustainable Finance, NGO, Corporate Responsibility, Environmental finance, Environmental Risk, Environmental Policies

Are PPP’s good at CSR?

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: This paper argues that the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) are not always consistent with CSR and … more →

West African Sustainable Finance UNEP Event1 comment

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: Over 90 financial service executives from West Africa gathered in Lagos to celebrate the new financi … more →

Tags: UNEP

Equator Principles Celebrate Five Years of Positive Environmental Impact and Improved Business Practices

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: On May 8th sixty of the world’s leading financial institutions marked the fifth anniversary of the E … more →

EBRD 2008 Environmental and Social Policy

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: The 2008 Environmental and Social Policy is a key document of the Bank which details the commitments … more →

Tags: Environmental and social governance, Social risk, Sustainable Finance

EBRD Publishes Public Information Policy

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: The new EBRD Public information policy (PIP) was approved on the 12th May. It sets out how the EBRD … more →

Tags: banking ethics, Best Practice, ebrd, Europe, financial institutions, responsible finance, Responsible Project Financing, Social Impact, socially responsible investing

Engineers Against Poverty provides practical guidance to oil, gas and mining companies on local enterprise development

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: EAP has produced an eight-page briefing note to guide oil, gas and mining (OGM) companies on how the … more →

Tags: Best Practice, Extractive Industries

Equator Principle Financial Institutions Meet to Share Best Practice

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: On 3 December representatives from 25 EPFIs met to discuss the ongoing development of the Equator Pr … more →

Tags: banking ethics, Best Practice, Credit Risk Management, Environmental and social governance, Equator Principles, Ethical Finance, Ethical Lending, financial institutions, Project Finance

Inadequate integration of human rights law - the need for additional risk management

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: The risks associated with financing projects can vary significantly according to the geographical lo … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Europe, Project Finance, Equator Principles, Sustainable Finance, Social risk, Responsible Project Financing, Credit Risk Management, financial institutions

Equator Principles Signatories: Progress with Disclosure

Rachael Bailey wrote 1 year ago: The Equator Principles website now has a “disclosure section” which provides information … more →

Tags: banking ethics, Best Practice, Company Reporting, Environmental and social governance, Environmental finance, Equator Principles, Ethical Finance, Project Finance, Responsible Project Financing

First bank from the Middle East to adopt the Equator Principles

Rachael Bailey wrote 2 years ago: BankMuscat is the first bank from the Middle East region to take this ‘environment-friendly’ stand a … more →

Tags: Environmental finance, Equator Principles, Ethical Finance, middle east, Project Finance, Responsible Project Financing, socially responsible investing, Sustainable Finance

Minimum Requirements for Equator Principle Reporting and one year of EPII Implementation and

Rachael Bailey wrote 2 years ago: A template which sets out the minimum reporting requirements for EPII has also been released. This c … more →

Tags: banking ethics, business ethics, Environmental finance, Environmental Risk, Equator Principles, Ethical Finance, Ethical Lending, financial institutions, IFC

IFC Guidance to the Private Sector on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

Rachael Bailey wrote 2 years ago: March 13, 2007- The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced today the release of a new IFC … more →

Tags: Latin America, Equator Principles, Corporate Responsibility, IFC, Social risk, Social Impact, Credit Risk Management, Environmental and social governance, financial institutions

CSR in the Australian banking sector - Westpac

Rachael Bailey wrote 2 years ago: Westpac has released its sixth non-financial Stakeholder Impact Report, available at www.westpac.com … more →

Tags: Equator Principles, Sustainable Finance, Environmental finance, Credit Risk Management, Environmental and social governance, Shareholders, financial institutions, Global Reporting Initiative, Company Reporting

Banks consider how to include climate change in their investment decisions

Rachael Bailey wrote 2 years ago: London, 11 January: A group of investment banks is to investigate how best to include climate change … more →

Tags: Sustainable Investment, climate change, Ethical Finance, banking ethics, business ethics

Key discussions at the Ethical Finance Summit

Rachael Bailey wrote 3 years ago: There were some excellent discussions on the Equator Principles (EP) at the Ethical Corporation … more →

Tags: Project Finance, Equator Principles, Sustainable Finance, Corporate Responsibility, Environmental finance, Responsible Project Financing, Credit Risk Management, Sustainable Investment, Environmental and social governance

The Do's and Don’ts of Sustainable Banking; a BankTrack manual1 comment

Rachael Bailey wrote 3 years ago: BankTrack, the NGO network monitoring the private financial sector, presented their new publication, … more →

Tags: Project Finance, Equator Principles, Sustainable Finance, NGO, Corporate Responsibility, Responsible Project Financing, Sustainable Investment, Environmental and social governance, Ethical Lending


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