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Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank adopts the Equator Principles
4 December, 2017 Signatory News
Taipei, 4 December 2017 Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank (TFB) adopts the Equator Principles as of December 4 2017, committing itself to the globally-recognized benchmark for the financial industry to manage environmental, social and corporate governance risks. TFB is a wholly owned...
Read moreEP Association Annual Meeting 2017 Outcomes
2 November, 2017 EP News
The Equator Principles Annual Meeting 2017 on 24-25 October in São Paulo was the largest ever, with more than 130 individuals representing 60 Equator Principles Financial Institutions (EPFIs), including 3 new adopters in attendance from key markets (inc. China, South Korea). The...
Read moreThe Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) adopts the Equator Principles
10 July, 2017 Signatory News
Stockholm, 21 June 2017 The Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) announces its adoption of the Equator Principles, a globally recognised benchmark for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in bank financed projects. To date, 90 international financ...
Read moreThe Equator Principles (EP) III is now available in a ninth language – Korean
16 June, 2017 EP News
16 June 2017 The Equator Principles Association is pleased to announce that the Equator Principles (EP) III is now available in Korean. This version complements the collection of translations including French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese, al...
Read moreStatement from the EP Association Steering Committee
19 May, 2017 EP News
18 May 2017 The Equator Principles (EPs) aim to be a global benchmark, providing a framework for due diligence to support responsible risk decision-making on environmental and social issues in financing projects. Certain transactions have highlighted the challenges in the differe...
Read moreJapan’s Norinchukin Bank adopts the Equator Principles
1 May, 2017 Signatory News
Tokyo, 01 May 2017 The Norinchukin Bank, one of Japan’s largest financial institution serving agricultural, fishery and forestry cooperatives, announced its adoption of the Equator Principles, a risk management framework, adopted by financial institutions, for determining, ass...
Read moreBank of Jiangsu adopts the Equator Principles
20 January, 2017 Signatory News
Nanjing, 20 January 2017 Bank of Jiangsu has become a signatory of the Equator Principles (EPs), a risk management framework, adopted by financial institutions, for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risks in projects. It becomes China’s first cit...
Read moreKorea Development Bank: The First Korean Bank to Adopt the Equator Principles
2 January, 2017 Signatory News
Seoul, 2 January 2017 Korea Development Bank (KDB) announced its adoption of the Equator Principles, a globally recognized benchmark for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in bank financed projects. As a first mover in the Korean finance industry t...
Read moreICO signs up to the Equator Principles
26 October, 2016 Signatory News
Madrid, 26 October 2016 ICO’s General Board approved the institution’s decision to become a signatory to the Equator Principles at its meeting on Friday 21 October, as part of the framework of commitments in its CSR and environmental policies. The Principles, which ar...
Read moreBanco Votorantim Adopts The Equator Principles
30 June, 2016 Signatory News
São Paulo, 30 June 2016 Banco Votorantim has become signatory of the Equator Principles, a risk management framework, adopted by financial institutions, for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in projects and is primarily intended to provide a minim...
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