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HSBC Holdings plc (2020)
| Adoption Date: | 04 Sep 2003 |
| Country of Headquarters: | United Kingdom |
| Region of Headquarters: | Europe |
| 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 Equator Principles Association 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: 1
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Mining | |
| Infrastructure | 1 |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Power | |
| Others | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Americas | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 |
| Asia Pacific | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
Project Finance Transactions
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 14
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Oil & Gas | |||
| Power | 2 | 12 | |
| Others | |||
| Region | |||
| Americas | 1 | 12 | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |||
| Asia Pacific | 1 | ||
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Non Designated Country | |||
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 2 | 5 | |
| No | 7 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 12 | |
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
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)
| No. | Project Name | Sector | Country(s) | Year of Financial Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CFXD | Power | Taiwan R.O.C | 2020 |
| 2 | Assembly Solar | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 3 | Prospero 2 | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 4 | Lost Creek | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 5 | Spring Valley | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 6 | Highlander | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 7 | Impact Solar | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 8 | Hunter | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 9 | Sigurd | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 10 | Jeffers Wind Project (“Jeffers”) and Community Wind North Wind Project (“CWN”) | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 11 | Assembly III Solar | Power | United States | 2020 |
| 12 | Western Spirit | Power | United States | 2020 |
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: 10
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | 1 | ||
| Infrastructure | 1 | 1 | |
| Oil & Gas | 1 | ||
| Power | 1 | 2 | |
| Others | 2 | 1 | |
| Region | |||
| Americas | |||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Asia Pacific | 4 | 1 | |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 2 | ||
| Non Designated Country | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 5 | 3 | |
| No | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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-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: 10
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
HSBC’s implementation reporting can be found publicly here. We meet the requirements of the Annex B of the Equator Principles, and we also provide further details not required – for instance, we provide three year trends, report on the value of loans, on project-related bridge loans, and on loans for renewable energy projects.