Port Louis, 15 May 2012

The Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd. (MCB) is pleased to announce its adoption of the Equator Principles, a voluntary set of guidelines to assess and manage environmental and social risks in project finance. The Equator Principles were introduced in 2003 under the aegis of the World Bank and International Finance Corporation.

Mexico City, 12 March 2012

It is with great pride that Banorte "El Banco Fuerte de Mexico" - the strong bank of Mexico and the nation’s third largest, announces its adoption of the Equator Principles today, Monday March 12, 2012.  This makes Banorte the second bank in Mexico to become a signatory.

Mexico City, 7 March 2012

CIBanco S.A. is the first Mexican bank to adopt the Equator Principles, and has committed to the assessment and management of social and environmental risks and impacts in its credit process. The Equator Principles is a framework for determining environmental and social risks in project finance transactions.

Lagos, 1 March 2012

Aterios Capital, a young financial services company, has formally adopted the Equator Principles. Launched in June 2003, the Equator Principles commit financial institutions to ensure that the projects they finance promote socially responsible development and reflect sound environmental management practices.

Lomé, 1 January 2012

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, announces its adoption of the Equator Principles, the industry standard for financial institutions active in project finance. Ecobank will apply the principles to project finance activities in all relevant sectors and across all of the 30 countries in Middle Africa in which it operates. 

Barcelona, 28 September 2011

Banco Sabadell has adopted the Equator Principles and will apply them to all financing structured under the Project Finance modality for new projects on a worldwide level with capital costs exceeding ten million dollars and in all industry sectors. Banco Sabadell is Spain’s sixth largest banking group, which is comprised of different banks, brands, subsidiaries and part-owned companies covering all areas of the financial business sector under a common denominator: professional performance and quality.

Bahrain, 1 May 2011

Ahli United Bank (AUB) has adopted the Equator Principles, a globally-recognized benchmark for managing social and environmental risks in Project Finance. AUB will apply the principles to Project Finance activities in all sectors with capital costs of US$10 million or above, in accordance with the Equator Principles declaration.

Washington D.C., 31 March 2011

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today announced its adoption of the Equator Principles, a globally recognized benchmark for financial institutions to determine, assess and manage the social and environmental risks of international project financing.

Frankfurt, 01 March 2011

DekaBank officially adopted the Equator Principles as of March 1st 2011 commit-ting itself to a set of global standards for the management of social and environ-mental issues in the field of project finance.The Equator Principles are based on World Bank and IFC guidelines. They oblige committing financial institutions to finance projects only if it can be guaranteed that the social and ecological impact of projects is assessed.

Paris, 30 December 2010

Natixis announced that it had adopted the Equator Principles, a financial industry standard for managing social and environmental risk in project financing. These principles will be applied worldwide to all new Project Finance lending and advisory, for projects with capital costs of US $10 million or above, in all industry sectors supported by Natixis : infrastructure, power – renewable energy, natural resources, oil & gas, mining and telecommunications. Because Natixis is aware of its social and environmental responsibility in terms finance, it has implemented an environmental appendix for its project finance operations since 2005.