{"id":2895,"date":"2008-12-12T12:26:01","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T12:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/?p=2895"},"modified":"2019-12-17T19:40:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T18:40:53","slug":"the-equator-principles-a-brief-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/the-equator-principles-a-brief-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"The Equator Principles : A Brief Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pqRight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/dalmore-boys-club-spot-the-ball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/dalmore-boys-club-spot-the-ball-150x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/112;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dalmoreboysclub.co.uk\/Trivia\/spot_the_ball.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dalmore Boys Club Spot The Ball<br \/>\nClick Here For The Solution<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Anyone remember <a title=\"Spot The Ball\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spot_the_ball_competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spot the ball competitions<\/a>?  A strange photo of football action had the ball removed and you had to place an X where you thought the ball was.  The winner won something, possibly cash.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about business sustainability without mentioning money is a bit like a spot the ball competition.  You know it\u2019s there, an essential part of what\u2019s going on, but spotting it can be very difficult indeed.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the <a title=\"Equator Principles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.equator-principles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equator Principles<\/a> (EP) come in; a set of benchmarks put together to bring a sense of sustainability to business financing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Governance of the Principles<\/strong><br \/>\nThe initiative was created in 2003 by the leading banks of the day, including <a title=\"Barclays\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barclays.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barclays<\/a>, <a title=\"Citibank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.citibank.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citibank<\/a> and <a title=\"ABN Amro\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abnamro.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABN Amro<\/a>.  It uses the policies of the <a title=\"World Bank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Bank<\/a> and the <a title=\"International Finance Corporation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ifc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Finance Corporation<\/a> (IFC) as its foundation.<\/p>\n<p>They apply to all projects which financial institutions may engage in with financing of over $10m.  This includes both direct lending by the banks and financial consultancy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the working groups which govern the principles are not wholly focussed upon the banks.  They include representatives of NGOs, Socially Responsible Investment analysts and the banks\u2019 client base.<\/p>\n<p>Inevitably this means that the banks and their clients complain that the principles go too far while the NGOs complain that they don\u2019t go far enough.<\/p>\n<p>This is good and it is heartening to see both sides engaging with one another and feeling able to air their views freely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pqRight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/equator-principles-homepage.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/equator-principles-homepage-150x75.gif\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/75;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equator-principles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equator Principles Homepage<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Equator Principles Themselves<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are <a title=\"The Equator Principles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.equator-principles.com\/documents\/Equator_Principles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ten Principles<\/a>.  Any institution signing up to them commits to ensuring any project it is involved in with a spend of over $10m will conform to these principles.<\/p>\n<p>They are relatively simple and straightforward and define the standards, management systems, consultations and monitoring which the bank should require of the client.<\/p>\n<p>These provide a clear pathway for any institution wishing to improve the sustainability of its activities.  These steps are underpinned by policies from the IFC and World Bank which provide the real meat.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, the principles embrace both the IFC\u2019s Eight Performance Standards on Sustainability, ranging from Cultural Heritage to Pollution, and the World Bank\u2019s 41 industry specific Environment, Health and Safety guidelines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pqRight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/abn-amro-equator-principles.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/abn-amro-equator-principles-150x106.gif\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/106;\" \/><\/a>ABN Amro<br \/>\nEquator Principles Figures<\/div>\n<p><strong>Transparency and The Equator Principles<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen the EP was first launched there was one major criticism which was levelled at it: transparency.  Much like the <a title=\"Global Compact\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unglobalcompact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UN Global Compact<\/a>, in it had placed more emphasis on signing up institutions than on monitoring their commitment.<\/p>\n<p>To try and rectify this, the principles were updated in 2006 to include a tenth principle to which requires institutions to report at least once a year upon their activities under the principles.<\/p>\n<p>As a minimum this requires banks to report the number of projects they have been involved in.  The <a title=\"EP Disclosure Guidelines\" href=\"http:\/\/www.equator-principles.com\/documents\/EPReporting_2007-06-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">associated guidance notes<\/a> encourage institutions to break the information down further, for instance by country or sector.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed figures, such as those provided by ABN Amro, give a tiny glimpse into which projects a bank has been involved in.  However this should be only the start if the banks&#8217; disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>For example: what about the bank\u2019s governance?  Is the EP included as a standard part of staff training, as appropriate?  How will a bank monitor EP compliance and how will it censure a client if they fall out of compliance?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Equator Principles Should Lead Finance Sustainability<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is no doubt that the EP acts as a force for good within the banking industry.<\/p>\n<p>In the past year its membership has grown by nearly 20%, includes a quarter of the top investment banks in the world and has <a title=\"Industrial Bank Co., Ltd adopts the Equator Principles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cib.com.cn\/netbank\/en\/About_IB\/whatxs_new\/20081031.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently embraced Industrial Bank Co<\/a>, one of the largest banks in China.<\/p>\n<p>However, having a ball is only the first part of a good game of football.  The rest of the sport is made up of robust rules and regulations to ensure one side or another isn&#8217;t unduly favoured.<\/p>\n<p>If the quality of the benchmark&#8217;s disclosure requirements isn\u2019t improved the EP could encourage accusations of being a vehicle for greenwashers.<\/p>\n<p>This would be a shame because finance is undoubtedly modern society&#8217;s main driver.  As such the EP should be a leader, not a follower, in ensuring a sustainable economy is built.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dalmore Boys Club Spot The Ball Click Here For The Solution Anyone remember spot the ball competitions? A strange photo of football action had the ball removed and you had to place an X where you thought the ball was. The winner won something, possibly cash. 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