Responsible Banking
Our commercial activities as a Bank, notably the provision of project finance, can have a significant indirect impact on the environment.
To ensure that we provide responsible financing and advice, the potential social and environmental impacts are fully evaluated prior to entering into each project. As a major project finance bank we have adopted the Equator Principles to guide our project evaluation and monitoring and are now applying the same rigorous approach to our other financing activities.
In addition, we support the development of renewable energy through our financing of hydro, wind and biomass projects.
The supply of responsible investment products, i.e. those with an environmental, social or ethical focus to the returns generated, continues to grow to meet investor demand. In this area we are a leader in market analysis, and in the structuring and marketing of what are known as Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) products.
Using this expertise, we are now structuring SRI products to assist the revenues and investment returns of charitable organizations.
