Aozora Bank (2025)
| Signing Date | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Region of Headquarters: | Asia-Oceania |
| Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: | 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 |
| Institutional Reporting: | Link to Report - Link to Additional 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 | |||
| Oil & Gas | |||
| Power | 1 | ||
| Others | 1 | ||
| Region | |||
| Americas | |||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |||
| Asia Pacific | 1 | 1 | |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Non Designated Country | |||
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | |
| No | |||
| 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)
| No. | Project Name | Sector | Project Location(s) | Year of Financial Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGASHI IZU FURUSATO WIND POWER PROJECT | Power | Japan | 2025 |
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 1
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
Aozora Bank’s Equator Principles Reviewers received an Independent Review Report and feedback on the results from the Internal Audit Division. The summary of the report is as follows.
EPFI name: Aozora Bank
Name of internal function and Independent Reviewer: Internal Audit Division
Period that was subjected to the Independent Review: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025
Confirmation that the Independent Review:
・ Was conducted in alignment with the EP4 as well as the Guidance Note on Independent Review of Equator Principles Implementation (January 2024).
・ Considered Aozora Bank’s internal procedures (Equator Principles Manual).
・ Covered all of the two projects to which the Equator Principles applied.
Feedback on whether any gaps in the implementation process were identified: No gaps were identified in the implementation process of “Review and Categorisation”, “Categorisation”, “Environmental and Social Assessment”, “Monitoring”, and “Reporting and Transparency” for the Equator Principles.