DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (2025)
| Signing Date | 01 Mar 2011 |
| Region of Headquarters: | Europe |
| Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: | 2025 |
| Institutional Reporting: | Link to Report |
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Project Finance Advisory Services
Total number mandated in the reporting period: 0
Project Finance Transactions
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 2
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 1 | ||
| Oil & Gas | |||
| Power | 1 | ||
| Others | |||
| Region | |||
| Americas | |||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | |||
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 1 | ||
| Non Designated Country | 1 | ||
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 1 | ||
| No | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | |
Category A – Projects with potential significant adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented.
Category B – Projects with potential limited adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures.
Category C – Projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts.
Designated Countries are those countries deemed to have robust environmental and social governance, legislation systems and institutional capacity designed to protect their people and the natural environment.
Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition For Project Finance
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 0
Project Name Reporting For Project Finance (And Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition Finance For Project Finance)
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 2
Under EP4, project name reporting is required for Project Finance transactions that have reached Financial Close and encouraged for Project-Related Corporate Loans that have reached Financial Close.
Project-Related Corporate Loans
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 0
Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition For Project-related Corporate Loans
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 0
Implementation of the Equator Principles
DekaBank has implemented the EP on a top down concept:
1. The overall business strategy (Geschäftsstrategie),
2. Credit risk strategy (Kreditrisikostrategie), and
3. Credit Manual (Kredithandbuch).
On the project management level any and each project manager has to verify the EP requirements based on the individual Technical Advisor (“TA”) report. Classification, findings and risk mitigation has to be evaluated together with the Sustainability Department. A comment – as a must – has to be written in the first and second opinion of the credit approval and presented to the decision maker.
During 2026, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (DekaBank) conducted an Review in accordance with the EP Guidance Note on Independent Review of Equator Principles Implementation (January 2024).
The purpose of this review was to determine whether DekaBank meets the requirements set out for EPFIs, as reflected in its management procedures, roles, and responsibilities. The review was based on internal policies, interviews, and an assessment of a representative sample of transactions. It was performed by the Regulatory Compliance Department of DekaBank between April and June 2026. This process also included an examination of the risk management framework (credit manual), which encompasses the identification, assessment, and mitigation of environmental and social risks relating to financed projects.
The Compliance Department confirmed the implementation of processes and procedures for managing risks in EP-relevant project financing. It concluded that DekaBank’s processes and procedures relating to the Equator Principles are appropriate and effective.
A subsequent Independent Review of EP Implementation is scheduled to take place within the next three years.