Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1 Jul 2020 to 30 Jun 2021)

Adoption Date: 26 May 2014
Country of Headquarters: Australia
Region of Headquarters: Asia-Oceania
Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
Institutional Reporting: Link to Report

 

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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: 6

Equator Principles Category A1 B2 C3
Sector
Mining 1
Infrastructure
Oil & Gas
Power 5
Others
Region
Americas 3
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Asia Pacific 3
Country Designation
Designated Country 4 6
Non Designated Country
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. See list of Designated Countries.

Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition For Project Finance

Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 2

Sector
Mining
Infrastructure
Oil & Gas
Power 2
Others
Sub-Total 2
Region
Americas
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Asia Pacific 2
Sub-Total 2
Country Designation
Designated Country 2
Non Designated Country
Both
Sub-Total 2

Project Name Reporting For Project Finance (And Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition Finance For Project Finance)

No. Project Name Sector Country(s) Year of Financial Close
1 New England Solar Farm Power Australia 2021
2 Western Downs Solar Farm Power Australia 2020
3 Terra-Gen Cal Wind Power United States 2020
4 California Flats Solar Power United States 2020
5 Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Project Power United States 2020

Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 3

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

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.

Implementation of the Equator Principles

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s implementation report can be found here.