The Equator Principles is a set of environmental and social benchmarks for managing environmental and social issues in development project finance globally. Once adopted by banks and other financial institutions, the Equator Principles commit the adoptees not to finance projects that fail to follow the processes defined by the Principles. The Equator Principles were developed by private sector banks – led by Citigroup, ABN AMRO, Barclays and WestLB – and were launched in June 2003.

In July 2006, the Equator Principles were revised, increasing their scope and strengthening their processes. The Equator Principles represent a significant industry-wide initiative. They were drafted by the banks in consultation with the IFC, project sponsors, project engineers, and non-government organizations (NGOs).

The Equator Principles Financial Institutions (EPFIs) have consequently adopted these principles in order to ensure that the projects they finance are developed in a manner that is socially responsible and reflect sound Environment Management practices. The Equator Principles state that adopting financial institutions will provide loans directly to projects only under the following circumstances. Today the guidelines and standards area widely used and are established by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Based on information provided above, and as complementary services, also offers, if it is the case the preparation of the relative studies necessary to evaluate a specific project under the Equator Principles. In that sense, our company offers the preparation of studies such as the Environmental Impact and Social Brief (ESIB) as well as public hearings and all the assessment in order to comply with the requirements for a project with an international funding under Equator Principles.