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Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A. (2020)
| Signing Date | 12 Mar 2012 |
| Region of Headquarters: | North America |
| Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: | 2020 |
| Institutional Reporting: | Link to Report |
Please read the important notes and disclaimer for further information on ‘EPFI Reporting’, compliance and publication on the EP website.
Further information on this EPFI may be obtained through the Institutional Reporting hyperlink.
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: 11
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 3 | ||
| Oil & Gas | 1 | ||
| Power | 1 | ||
| Others | 6 | ||
| Region | |||
| Americas | 11 | ||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |||
| Asia Pacific | |||
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | |||
| Non Designated Country | 11 | ||
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 11 | ||
| No | |||
| Totals | 11 | ||
1
Category A – Projects with potential significant adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented.
2
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.
3
Category C – Projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts.
4
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
This information is required under EP4. EP4 applies for those transactions mandated after 1 October 2020 and that have reached Financial Close by the end of the period being reported.
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: 11
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: 6
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Oil & Gas | 1 | ||
| Power | |||
| Others | 5 | ||
| Region | |||
| Americas | 6 | ||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |||
| Asia Pacific | |||
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | |||
| Non Designated Country | 6 | ||
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 6 | ||
| No | |||
| Totals | 6 | ||
1
Category A – Projects with potential significant adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented.
2
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.
3
Category C – Projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts.
4
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-related Corporate Loans
This information is required under EP4. EP4 applies for those transactions mandated after 1 October 2020 and that have reached Financial Close by the end of the period being reported.
Project Name Reporting For Project-related Corporate Loans (And Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition For Project-related Corporate Loans)
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 6
Under EP4, project name reporting is encouraged for Project-Related Corporate Loans that have reached Financial Close and required for Project Finance transactions that have reached Financial Close.
EP4 applies for those transactions mandated after 1 October 2020 and that have reached Financial Close by the end of the period being reported.
Implementation of the Equator Principles
Social and Environmental Risk Management System
The Social and Environmental Risk Management System (SEMS) was created to analyze the risks and impacts generated by the activities we finance in Corporate and Commercial Banking, promoting that our clients develop socially and environmentally responsible projects, in compliance with the law and applying the best practices in the sector. SEMS is an integral part of the bank’s credit process and is based on the Equator Principles, the IFC’s Performance Standards and the Health, Safety and Environmental Guidelines.
Organizational Structure
The SEMS is in charge of the Social and Environmental Risk Department (Área de Riesgo Socio-Ambiental, ARSA), a team which is part of the Direction of Sustainability and Responsible Investment, integrated by specialists in environmental and social matters, who are dedicated to the operation and continuous improvement of the process.
The ARSA is supported by the Champions of Sustainability, a group of Credit department partners who act as a link with the Business and Credit areas of the Bank to promote at national level, an adequate social and environmental risk management.
Social and Environmental Risk Analysis Process
The analysis follow a process of identification, categorization, evaluation and management of risk and impacts that is documented in a due diligence submitted to the Credit Committees, prior to the authorization of the credits. The process is detailed below:
Identification
We identifie the potential environmental and social risks and impacts of the loans and verifies that none of the activities to be financed are on the exclusion list (Annex 1), that is, they are not risky or prohibited activities.
Categorization
We assign a level of socio-environmental risk to the credits depending on the magnitude of their impacts and the possibility of mitigating them. The risk is classified according to the Equator Principles in category A (high risk), category B (medium risk) and category C (low risk).
Evaluation
Once the financings are categorized, we select those that must be evaluated through a due diligence, depending on the amount of credit, the financial product and its destination. All sectors will be subject to evaluation, especially sensitive sectors.
The evaluation consists in verifying the compliance of the projects to be financed with the national legal framework and the guidelines of the Equator Principles, the IFC Performance Standards and the SEMS Evaluation, so we ask customers for information related to permits, resolutives, licenses, plans, programs, specialized studies and good practices to elaborate the due diligence.
SEMS evaluation represents the third evaluation framework created for credits less than 1 million dollars. Its objective is to analyze the most relevant environmental, social and reputational impacts of credits and its compliance with the current national legislation and international guidelines.
Management
Risk management refers to monitoring the socio-environmental performance of the credits evaluated, during the life cycle of the financing. Mainly considers the credits analyzed under the Equator Principles and includes annual reviews, continuous advice for clients and business executives, site visits and reputational risk monitoring of the projects.
Further information on Banorte´s implementation of the EPs is provided here.