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UNEP FI 2009 Global Roundtable

Managing environmental and social risk in project finance transactions

Special Workshop
23 October
14.10-15.25

The Equator Principles (EP) provide Financial Institutions with a globally recognized benchmark for managing environmental and social risk in project financing. This is achieved by integrating the IFC Performance Standards and the World Bank Group EHS Guidelines into existing lending practices. The session will draw from Standard Bank’s recent experience of implementing the Equator Principles and Environmental Resources Management experience of undertaking EP compliant Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) for major infrastructure projects in Africa.

This session will focus on addressing the following questions:

• What are the challenges of implementing the Equator Principles?
• Will adopting the Equator Principles facilitate sustainable banking?
• How are environmental and social risks addressed in project financing?

Speakers

• Managing risks and lessons learnt: an emerging market bank’s perspective on Equator Principles (PDF: 723 KB)
  Nigel Beck – Environmental Manager, Standard Bank
• Managing Environmental and Social Risks for Project Finance (PDF: 3.0 MB)
  Stuart Heather-Clark – Partner - Environmental Resources Management
• Justin Pooley - Senior Specialist: Environment and Social Development Department - IFC
• Gideon Serfontein - General Manager, Credit Risk Management - Absa
• Organigrams (PDF: 102 KB)

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