Royal Bank of Canada (2022)

Signing Date 21 Jul 2003
Region of Headquarters: North America
Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: 2022
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: 7

Equator Principles Category A1 B2 C3
Sector
Mining
Infrastructure
Oil & Gas 1 2
Power 1 2
Others 1
Region
Americas 2 5
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Asia Pacific
Country Designation
Designated Country 4 2 5
Non Designated Country
Both
Independent Review
Yes 2 4
No 1
Totals 2 5
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 Plaquemines LNG Oil & Gas United States 2022
2 Hand Hills Wind Power Canada 2022
3 Coastal GasLink Oil & Gas Canada 2022
4 CCH Stage 3 Oil & Gas United States 2022
5 Champlain Hudson Express Power United States 2022
6 Project Cream Others United States 2022
7 Bolt Energy Power United States 2022

Project-Related Corporate Loans

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

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

RBC´s implementation reporting is provided at: Environmental & Social Risk Management Policies | RBC