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Equator Principles Association

Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom • 6 Employees
Financial Services

The Equator Principles (EPs) is a risk management framework, adopted by financial institutions, for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in projects. It is primarily intended to provide a minimum standard for due diligence and monitoring to support responsible risk decision-making.The EPs apply globally, to all industry sectors and to five financial products: 1) Project Finance Advisory Services, 2) Project Finance, 3) Project-Related Corporate Loans, and 4) Bridge Loans and 5) Project-Related Refinance, and Project-Related Acquisition Finance . The relevant thresholds and criteria for application is described in detail in the Scope section of the EPs.Currently 126 Equator Principles Financial Institutions (EPFIs) in 38 countries have officially adopted the EPs, covering the majority of international project finance debt within developed and emerging markets.EPFIs commit to implementing the EPs in their internal environmental and social policies, procedures and standards for financing projects and will not provide Project Finance or Project-Related Corporate Loans to projects where the client will not, or is unable to, comply with the EPs.The Equator Principles (EP) Association is the unincorporated association of member EPFIs whose object is the administration, management and development of the EPs. The EP Association Steering Committee co-ordinates the administration, management and development of the EPs on behalf of the member EPFIs.It is supported by an EP Secretariat who manages the day to day running of the EP Association and provides a wide variety of services to the EP Association members, Steering Committee and Chair.