HSBC Holdings plc (2023)

Signing Date 04 Sep 2003
Region of Headquarters: Europe
Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: 2023
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: 23

Equator Principles Category A1 B2 C3
Sector
Mining
Infrastructure 3
Oil & Gas 1 1
Power 2 13
Others 2 1
Region
Americas 10
Europe, Middle East & Africa 3 3
Asia Pacific 2 5
Country Designation
Designated Country 4 2 13
Non Designated Country 3 5
Both
Independent Review
Yes 5 18
No
Totals 5 18
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)

No. Project Name Sector Project Location(s) Year of Financial Close
1 Project One Others Belgium 2023
2 Moray West Power United Kingdom 2023
3 Rio Grande LNG Oil & Gas United States 2023
4 Feijao Wind Farm Power Brazil 2023
5 Ceres Others Australia 2023
6 Changhua3 and Changhua 4 Power Taiwan, China 2023
7 Refinery Development Master Plan(RDMP) - RU V Balikpapan Refinery Upgrade Oil & Gas Indonesia 2023
8 Tilt Renewables Financing Power Australia 2023
9 Baltic Power Power Poland 2023
10 Ras Laffan Petrochemicals Others Qatar 2023
11 Hai Long Power Taiwan, China 2023
12 PIF Round-3 Solar PV Projects Power Saudi Arabia 2023
13 Firefly Infrastructure United States 2023
14 Pleasant Valley Infrastructure United States 2023
15 Longroad High Street Power United States 2023
16 Renew Surya Power India 2023
17 Altra Xergi Power India 2023
18 Douai Battery Gigafactory Project Infrastructure France 2023
19 Bellefield 1, McFarland A, Cavalier Power United States 2023
20 Atrisco Solar Power United States 2023
21 Driver Solar Power United States 2023
22 Walnut Bend Solar Power United States 2023
23 Boomtown Solar Power United States 2023

Project-Related Corporate Loans

Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 11

Equator Principles Category A1 B2 C3
Sector
Mining 1
Infrastructure 2
Oil & Gas 1
Power 2
Others 2 3
Region
Americas 1 1
Europe, Middle East & Africa 4 2
Asia Pacific 3
Country Designation
Designated Country 4 3
Non Designated Country 5 3
Both
Independent Review
Yes 5 5
No 1
Totals 5 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)

No. Project Name Sector Project Location(s) Year of Financial Close
1 Sal de Oro Mining Argentina 2023
2 Line Oil & Gas Indonesia 2023
3 NEOM Green Hydrogen Others Saudi Arabia 2023
4 Borouge 4 Others United Arab Emirates 2023
5 Textile Project Egypt Others Egypt, Arab Rep. 2023
6 Green Line Infrastructure Egypt, Arab Rep. 2023
7 Electric Vehicle factories in Alabama and Georgia Others United States 2023
8 SeAh Wind Power United Kingdom 2023
9 Anemoi 2 Power Australia 2023

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 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 Holdings´s EP implementation reporting is provided at: Equator Principles |Sustainability risk | HSBC Holdings plc